Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin-back buttons (qty. 137): various social causes
Object Number:
2006.5.1-137
Description:
CAUSES, PROTESTS, N.Y.C. INSTITUTIONS, MISCELL.
· WOMEN'S ISSUES
1. ERA YES/WE MUST/RATIFY BY/6.30.82/N.O.W.-N.Y., 1 5/8"
2. EQUAL/RIGHTS/AMENDMENT/VOTE/YES, 1 5/8"
3. DEFEAT/THE/FETUS/FETISHISTS, 1 ¼"
4. I WILL/SURVIVE [image: double-headed axe. Symbol of Women's Rights movement in 1970's] 1 ¼"
5. IT'S NOT KOSHER TO BE A/MALE/CHAUVINIST/PIG, 1 ¼"
6. EQUAL/PARTNERSHIP/IN/MARRIAGE, 1 ¼"
a. ANIMAL RIGHTS
7. BEAUTY/WITHOUT/CRUELTY/, 2"
8. FUR;/DEATH IN/AGONY, 3"
9. HUNTER/DESTROYER OF WILDLIFE, image: photo of tiger head. 2 ¼"
10. BOYCOTT FUR-BEARING PEOPLE; Friends of Animals, Inc. Image, baby seal, 3"
11. Save the Humans, image: drawing of whale, 1 5/8"
12. friends of animals, inc.n.y.c. image: photo of cat and dog, 1 5/8"
a. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
13. LET'S/CLEAR/THE/AIR!, green on white with drawing of sun and industrial buildings, 1 3/8"
14. environment!, 1 3/8"
15. make peace with nature, peace symbol as tree, 1 3/8"
16. [looks like flag, green/white stripes, environmental symbol in upper left] 1 3/8"
17. SURVIVAL, black.white., 1 5/8"
18. OVER/POPU/LATION/IT'S EVERYBODY'S/PROBLEM!, 1 5/8"
19. CONSERVE EARTH/COLONIZ SPACE. Image of spaceship. 1 5/8"
20. POLLUTION/KILLS!, 1 5/8"
21. HELP.[image; drawing of multitude of faces] on crimp, ZPG [i.e.Zero Population Growth]
22. STOP/AT/TWO [probably relates to population control], 1 ¼"
23. ENVIRONMENT/(SAVE IT). 1 ¼"
24. EARTH/CONTROL, 1 ¼"
25. NORTH ATLANTIC NETWORK. Image; bird with olive branch over ocean
26. unloved unusual unknown/www.faunasociety.org. Image: strange looking animal, 2 ¼"
27. MARCH ON POLLUTION APRIL 4, 2"
28. RECYCLE/RECYCLE, 2"
MISCELLANEOUS, INCLUDING ETHNIC
29. KISS ME/I'm/GERMAN, 3 ½"
30. KISS ME/ I'm Italian, 3 ½"
31. BLOOD IS LIFE/ PASS IT ON, (Smiley face with red-cross) 2 ½"
32. GERMAN/POWER, 1 ¼"
33. BRITISH POWER, 1 ¼"
34. KISS ME/I'M SWEDISH, 1 ¼"
35. ERIN GO BRAGH, American and Irish flags, 1 ¼"
36. HONOR AMERICA, with flag, on yellow ribbon, 1 ¼"
37. BEEF WITH HONOR (anti-vegetarianism??) 1 ¼"
38. SHARE THE ROAD SAFELY, 1 3/8"
39. I /AM A/ZIONIST, 1 3/8"
40. I/AM A/CAPITALIST, 1 3/8"
41. LOVE IT/OR/LEAVE IT, image of flag, 1 5/8"
42. JESUS/IS/ALIVE. Multicolor letters, cloud, rainbow. 2 ¼"
43. [drawing; fist holding sheaf of wheat; fish; Celtic cross] grey and tan on white.1 3/8"
44. HAPPY/BIRTHDAY/HE CARETH FOR YOU {image; birds singing]1"
45. [image; possibly Hapsburgh eagle] white on red, 1"
46. A HAPPY/150TH EDISON/1997/BIRTHDAY, tab
47. COMBAT LIBERALISM, enamel on copper, white on green, oval, 1 1/8"
48. AWAY /WITH ALL/PESTS, enamel on copper, blue on white, 1 "
49. The Royal Wedding Day, 29 July, 1981. photo of Charles and Diana, 2"
50. NO SEX/PLEASE/WE'RE BRITISH. Image: British Flag, cartoon drawing of couple
51. Star-shaped red enamel pin ¾"
COMMERCIAL
52. THE GRTEAT DIAMOND GIVAWAY/AT/THE BOWERY/Avenue of the Americas a 47th Street, 2 ¼"
53. LAISSEZ FAIRE!/DON'T TREAD ON ME, on rim: 1974, Laissez Faire Books
54. THINK/SOUP/La Potagerie, 2"
55. E.T. Photo from movie, 2 ¼"
56. [Photo of Dr Spock from Starwars] 2 ¼"
57. Come/home/America,/all/is forgiven./British airways, 2 ¼"
58. Yes!/ I have seen/"Man of La Mancha"/once. Tab, 1 ½"
59. The/$25,000 BUTTON/WABC/MUSICRADIO/77/WEARER QUALIFIED TO WIN, 1"
60. THE/WABC/$25,000 BUTTON/McDonald's, image of Macdonald's arch
NEW YORK CITY PLACES AND HISTORY
61. Clearwater/crew. Image of saidboat, yellow on pink, 2"
62. The Hunger Project. Green letters on red apple on white ground, 1/12"
63. Bayside Histoircal Society. Cursive letters on partial American flag, 1 ¾"
64. THE CASTLE/c1870/Bayside Historical/Society. Image of castle, 1 ¾"
65. THE MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY NEW YORK WALKS. Tab, 1 ½"
66. SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM, yellow drawing of ship on blue, 2 1/8"
67. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL POLICE. Blue/white, image of police badge, 1 ¼"
68. U.S.S. CONSTITUION/"OLD IRONSIDES" LAUNCHED OCT. 21, 1797
69. I AM A /VOLUNTEER/NYC HEALTH/DEPARTMENT. Purple Ribbon, 2"x6"
70. Starve/a rat/today. [Attached to above purple ribbon] 2 ¼"
71. operation/block/power/BETTER/BLOCK. [attached to above purple ribbon] 1 ¾"
72. WE LIKE THIS BLOCK/H.D.N.Y./LET'S KEEP IT CLEAN. [attached to above purple ribbon] Image: NYC flag
73. Teddy's/Bearthday/125 YEARS. Drawing to TR with Teddy Bear. Tab,2"
74. I LOVE/NEW YORK/ Image of apple with skyline incl. WTC., 2 "
75. HUDSON RIVER SLOOP RESORATION INC., 1 ½"
76. New York/New York. White on black, skyline. 1 ¼"
77. NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL/USHER. Black/white, image of Shakespeare, 4"
78. 1975/COMICART CONVENTION! FRI. JULY 4, Name tag signed Ralph W. Newbel, 3 ½ x 2 ¼"
79. DD [red heart]/MoMA, 1"
CAUSES/POLITICAL BELIEFS/ACTIVISM
· PEACE/DISARMAMENT
80. GIVE PEACE A CHANCE. Photo of John Lennon. 2 ¼"
81. THE /FUTURE/IN OUR/HANDS/FREEZE/THE ARMS/RACE. Image: dove on hand. 2 ½"
82. LIFE ON EARTH/STOP/SPENDING ON/DEATH, 2"
83. WE WANT/TO LIVE/DISARM /NOW [Child-like letters] 2 ½"
84. flower of the atni-nuclear movement/Spiderwort. Image: flower, 2"
85. PEACE. Image: drawing of dove, 2"
86. [image; white dove on red ground with black lines over all] 2"
87. SHUT THEM DOWN/ MOBILIZATION FOR SURVIVAL. Image of nuclear power plant, 2"
88. WORK/FOR/PEACE. Ribbon, 2"x4"
89. MOBILIZATION/for SURVIVAL. VARIOUS IMAGES, 2 ¼"
90. Students for Peace/ Saturday, May 21, 1983. White chursive on black, 2"
91. JOBS/WITH/PEACE. Image of dove; 1 ¾"
92. War/is not/heathy/for children/and other/living things. Flower. 2" square
93. PEACE WITH HONOR, Image, American Eagle. 1 3/8"
94. THE CONTINENTAL 1976 WALK FOR DISARMAMENT & SOCIAL JUSTICE. 1 3/8"
95. DISARM . DISARM . DISARM. /TAKE /THE TOYS/AWAY FROM/THE BOYS. 1 3/8"
96. BREAD/NOT/BOMBS. Image of flower. 1 3/8"
97. Turn America Around/FULL /STOP/OCTOBER 13. 1 3/8"
98. PEACE & MUSIC. Image, guitar head and dove. 1 ¼"
99. [American flag with peace symbol overlay] 1"
100. BAN/THE/BOMBERS/ SDS. Image of bomb with SDS on it. 1 ¼"
101. DON'T/PAY WAR/TAXES, 7/8"
102. ABM/IS AN/EDSEL, 7/8"
103. NO NUKES, 7/8"
· PROTESTS
104. The Gulag/Archipelago, 2 ¼"
105. PATCHWORK/MAJORITY [various symbols; black power, anti-nuke; peace, environment, ec. 2"
106. NO WAY/FDA/1-800-226-4NHA, 2"
107. NO CONFIDENCE/UNITED/ACTION/FRONT 76/ Democratic Convention Protest/Central Park, New York City,/July 11-17. image carton donkey, thumbs down. 2"
108. "An American tragedy" image: cartoon Nixon, 1 ¾
109. CHILI SI, JUNTA NO/SUPPORT THE CHILEAN PEOPLE., 1 ¾"
110. march on/new york & la, APRIL /22/ out of s.e.asia/now!-npac, 1 ¾"
111. FREE/THE/WATERGATE/500. 1 ¾"
112. MIA/MISSING OR PRISONER. Image, head in silhouette
113. FREE IRISH/POLITICAL/PRISONERS/N.A.I.F., 1 ¾"
114. P.O.W'S/NEVER HAVE A NICE DAY. Image, "smiley" face with frown, 1 ¾"
115. SILENT/NO/LONGER, on red/white/blue stripes. 1"
116.PEACE FOR BIAFRA, yellow sun on black, 1"
117. FREE/OUR/POW'S, barbed wire between lines. 1"
118. NO/MORE!/WITCH HUNTS/WE RESIST, 1"
119. NYC JULY 11-14, STOP 1984 IN 1976, KC AUG 15-19/YIPPIE!, image of marihuana plant on red star, 1/4"
120. NORML [National organization for the Reform of Marihuana Laws] white leaf on green, 1"
121. EMERGENCY AID TO EL SALVADOR/help the people, 1 ½"
122. FREE HUGO BLANCO [drawing of face over image of South America], 1 ½"
123. IMPEACHMENT/WITH/HONOR. 1 ½"
124. EL SALVADOR/FDR/DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONARY FRONT, 1 ½"
125. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IS CIVIL DEFENSE Image of Wkorld War II CD insignia, 1 ½"
126. FREEZE/NUCLEAR/WEAPONS, 1 ¼"
127. People's/Peace/Treaty, 1 ¼"
128. UP/AGAINST/THE/WALL,/COMMIES., 1 ¼"
129. SILENT/MAJORITY, 1"
130. [Image:drawing of clenched fist], 1 ¼"
131. SOS, 1 ¼"
132. [Image: women's power], 1 ¼"
133. [Image: black flag on red ground] 1 ¼"
134. [image: hands breaking open rifle], 1"
135. [image: orange lady bug] 3/4"
136. THROW/THE BUGGERS/OUT! Image of ladybug, 1 ½"
137. NATIONAL/SECURITY/UBER ALLES. Image of ladybug. 1 ½"
Credit Line:
Gift of Ralph W. Nerbel
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.