Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Luce Center
VIVA NICARAGUA LIBRE
Object Number:
2003.64.18
Date:
ca. 1985
Medium:
Metal, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
Description:
Circular political pin-back button; orange background with green lettering; image of a sun rising behind green rolling mountains; "VIVA NICARAGUA LIBRE"
Gallery Label:
"Viva Nigaragua Libre" became a popular slogan in the 1980's, while there was great political unrest in Nigaragua.
Credit Line:
Gift of Toni Ellen Heisler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
