- Manufactured by
- Mr. Button Products, Inc., American, founded 1973
- Distributed by
- Pro Portsmouth, Inc., American, founded 1977
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Subject of
- First Night, Inc., American, founded 1975
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) and plastic with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 11/16 × 1 11/16 × 3/16 in. (6.9 × 4.3 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A First Night ’94 pin found in a sewing basket from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The pinback button is rectangular in shape with rounded corners. The front is primarily white with purple, pink, orange, and yellow text, and graphics. At the center of the button is a graphic of a purple rectangle framed with a band of yellow and orange alternating triangles. The rectangular frame is overlaid with graphics that include a Mardi Gras style half mask, a pair of hands, and a horn. Purple text printed at the top reads [PORTSMOUTH] and [FiRST / NigHT / 94] at the bottom. The back of the pinback button is silver toned, plain and features a vertically oriented pinback. Printed in small black text along one edge of the button is the text [MR. BUTTON PRODUCTS INC. BOX 68359, INDPLS, IN 46268-0359].
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- Business
- Holidays and festivals
- Recreation
- Segregation
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.12.9.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




