On View
Sports Gallery
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Baltimore Elite Giants, American, 1920 - 1950
Date
1920 - 1950
Medium
ink, metal and plastic
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.2 x 0.6 cm)
Description
Baltimore Elite Giants button with a metal pin back. The front of the button has a white background with a red line drawing of a baseball with shading at the bottom with red text that reads "BALTIMORE ELITE GIANTS."
Place depicted
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Baseball
Segregation
Sports
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.171.5
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfdd5759-c489-4f49-9b5c-ba59f663f27b

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