Manufactured by

Unidentified

Subject of

Stokes, Carl, American, 1927 - 1996

Date

ca. 1967

Medium

pigment on metal

Dimensions

1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.2 x 0.6 cm)

Description

A metal pinback button endorsing Carl Stokes for mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The button features one line of text reading [STOKES] where the [OK] is in white type while the other letters are printed in black, the background is a dark orange. The words are printed directly on the button. The back of the button has a straight pin extending beyond the diameter of the button. There is an illegible printer's shop mark in black on the bottom edge of the button, to the right of that appears [241-L].

Place depicted

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Type

buttons (information artifacts)

Topic

Politics

U.S. History, 1961-1969

U.S. History, 1969-2001

Urban life

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift

Object number

2014.36.6

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd584c911d6-95a2-4eb3-a5e5-b718002b0b3c