Manufactured by
Badge-A-Minit, American
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Bethune, Mary McLeod, American, 1875 - 1955
Date
1985-1994
Medium
ink on paper, metal, plastic laminate
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/2 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 1.3 cm)
Description
A pinback button from Mae's Millinery Shop featuring a postage stamp with a portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune. The stamp is a portrait of Bethune, with her name printed in black above her head. It is placed in the front center on a white paper ground beneath clear plastic. There is a pinback closure on the metal reverse and engraved text reading "BADGE / -A- / MINIT / LaSalle / ILL 61301".
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Millinery
Social reform
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
Object number
2010.6.15
Restrictions & Rights
© 1985 United States Postal Office
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c478ceb7-15bd-4527-a110-659bbebfaa0c

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