Collection Highlights
The Funeral of Ulysses Grant
Date:
1885
Object Number:
PR.020.98.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pinback button
Object Number:
2002.1.3908
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a scene of two naked African American boys standing in a wooden tub full of water encircled by "Gold Dust/ Washing Powder".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
