Manufactured by

Larry Fox Assoc., American

Subject of

Chisholm, Shirley Anita, American, 1924 - 2005

Date

ca. 1972

Medium

metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm)

Description

A circular metal pin-back button. It has a yellow background with black type that reads: [UNBOSSED AND UNBOUGHT / SHIRLEY / CHISHOLM / FOR / PRESIDENT]. The fonts vary in size. Black type, around the edge of the pin reads: [LARRY FOX ASSOC. P.O. BOX 581 HEMPSTEAD NEW YORK]. The back of the button is silver in color, has a single pin without a clasp and an engraving.

Place made

Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Type

buttons (information artifacts)

Topic

Politics

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2014.76.3

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c73ffea4-6a5b-4e66-a6c9-6e2e9710d38a