Pinback button for the NYC Local 1549 Union
date: label: Date
content: 1950-2000
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Local 1549, Distric Council 37, NYC Clerical Administrative Employees, American
label: Subject of
content: AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955
label: Subject of
content: American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees New York, American, founded 1944
notes: label: Description
content: A green pinback button with black and white text. Black text at the top reads [nyc clerical / administrative]. At center, white and black, text reads [local / 1549 / District Council 37]. Black text at the bottom reads [afscme AFL/CIO]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Urban life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.68.36
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)