Collection Highlights
Corcoran Legion Fifth regiment. Col. William McEvily. A few good men are wanted to fill up Capt. Wm. L. Monegan's company. This is a splendid opportunity for young men to join a Crack Regiment.
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
PR.055.3.189
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Pinback button
Object Number:
2002.1.4278
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a naval semaphore flag consisting of an orange triangular pennant above a square flag with an orange border around a central black squared marked in black "Northeasterly Winds" Part of a series of pre-World War I semaphore buttons. The reverse is printed "Compliments of/ High Admiral Cigarette/ Riley-Klotz Mfg. Co./ Newark, N.J.", indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
