- Manufactured by
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local 137, American, founded 1896
- Subject of
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Date
- ca. 1968
- Medium
- metal, plastic, paper
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A Young Lords pinback button. The front of the button has a vertical depiction of the Puerto Rican flag as its background. An image of a rifle in black crosses the center of the flag. Black type at the bottom of the button reads: [YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The back of the button has a pin with a fastener and an engraving with a design. The text of the engraving reads: [Local 137].
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Young Lords Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




