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  • Pinback button for the New York Black Yankees

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    New York Black Yankees, American, 1932 - 1948
    Date
    ca. 1938
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    ink, metal, and plastic
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
    Description
    A circular New York Black Yankees pinback button. The pin is designed to look like a baseball with an image of crossed bats and baseball at the top with the text: [N.Y. BLACK / YANKEES] underneath. The images, type, and design are in blue over a white background. The back of the button has a maker’s mark that has been covered by two stickers and a fastener.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Baseball
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.3.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce73eadb-00ca-4830-bed6-5d30c6f4e83b
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    Pennant for the New York Black Yankees

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    New York Black Yankees, American, 1932 - 1948
    Date
    1932 - 1948
    Medium
    paint on felt
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 7 1/2 x 29 1/4 x 1/4 in. (19.1 x 74.3 x 0.6 cm)
    Description
    Triangular New York Black Yankees felt baseball pennant. The pennant is primarily made of green felt with a strip of yellow felt stitched to the left edge and four purple felt tassels. There is a screen-printed image of a baseball diamond and white text on the green felt that reads "N.Y. BLACK YANKEES."
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    pennants
    Topic
    Baseball
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.171.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56fa81489-4187-4b96-a1a4-5d8fabde2ee2
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    Pinback button for the New York Black Yankees

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    New York Black Yankees, American, 1932 - 1948
    Date
    1932 - 1948
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    Ink, metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 1 11/16 x 1/4 in. (4.3 x 0.7 cm)
    Description
    Black Yankee Baseball Stars button with metal pin back. The front of the button is designed to look like a baseball with a white background and blue seams. Red text at the center reads "BLACK YANKEE BASEBALL STARS."
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Baseball
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.171.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd512e8fc27-cfd9-40b0-a516-d32a6c0a4a66
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    Pinback button for the New York Black Yankees

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    New York Black Yankees, American, 1932 - 1948
    Date
    1932 - 1948
    Medium
    ink, metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.2 x 0.6 cm)
    Description
    New York Black Yankees button with metal pin back. The front of the button has a white background with a blue line drawing of a baseball with shading at the bottom and two crossed baseball bats at the top. There is blue text at the center that reads "N.Y. BLACK YANKEES."
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Baseball
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.171.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56709208d-d25b-4ab3-bb7e-3bb40c6ea2fd
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