Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
2003.64.20
Date:
ca. 1991
Medium:
Metal, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 in. ( 5.1 cm )
Marks:
crimp: white lettering "BOLD CONCEPTS NYC (212) 764-6330"
Description:
Circular political pin-back button; blue background with white lettering; "PEACE / NO WAR"
Gallery Label:
This button was in support of the anti-Persian Gulf War movement.
Credit Line:
Gift of Toni Ellen Heisler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
