On View
Sports Gallery
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Philadelphia Stars, American, 1933 - 1952
Date
1933 - 1952
Medium
ink, metal and plastic
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.2 x 0.6 cm)
Description
Philadelphia Stars button with metal pin back. The front of the button has three horizontal bands. The tope and bottom bands are red while the center band is white with red text that reads "PHILADELPHIA STARS."
Place depicted
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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
2013.171.9
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f992fd01-8c6a-4ba1-9cf9-af34d2d09bd8

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