Issued by
Mississippi Association of Teachers in Colored Schools, American, founded 1906
Manufactured by
St. Louis Button Company Manufacturers, American
Owned by
Lowery, Rhonda Daniel, American, born 1901
Date
1929
Medium
metal and plastic with synthetic fiber
Dimensions
H x W x D (Intact Object): 3 1/4 × 15/16 × 1/8 in. (8.3 × 2.4 × 0.3 cm)
H x W (Detached Fragment): 9/16 × 15/16 in. (1.5 × 2.4 cm)
Description
Member pin for the Mississippi Association of Teachers in Colored Schools. This is a composite object with a white button pin and an attached ribbon. The blue text on the white button pin reads [MISSISSIPPI / ASS’N / TEACHERS / COLORED / SCHOOLS/ MEMBER]. The silver text on the navy blue ribbon and the loose ribbon fragment reads [?]REENWOO] [D] / 1929. On the back of the button there is black printed text within an ellipse shape seal that reads [ST. LOUIS BUTTON CO. / MANUFACTURERS / LOCAL NO. 5 / AMALGAMATED / UNION LITHOGRAPHERS LABEL/ OF AMERICA / ST. LOUIS / ST. LOUIS, MO.].
Place used
Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
buttons (fasteners)
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
American South
Associations and institutions
Communities
Education
Professional organizations
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gwen Lymon in loving memory of Rhoda Daniel Lowery
Object number
2014.177.3
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58152f0e2-e314-4518-ab05-53834295206b

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