Collection Highlights
Plan of the City of New York
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.NS3.M36.1.3ab
Medium:
Black ink, with pencil additions, on paper backed with paper backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
SLC [in red circle with diagonal slash]
Object Number:
2004.17
Date:
2003
Medium:
Paper, metal, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button inscribed "SLC" in red circle with diagonal slash, protesting the construction of the St. Lawrence Cement factory.
Gallery Label:
This button protests the expansion of St. Lawrence Cement, a large industrial plant located on the Hudson River in Greenport, New York. The company's expansion plans, including a 406 foot tall smokestack that would emit a plume over 6 miles long, caused a public outcry among environmentalists and preservationists and lawsuits against the cement company.
Credit Line:
Anonymous gift
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
