Pinback button for the Fire Department of the City of New York youth program
date: label: Date
content: 1950-2000
name: label: Manufactured by
content: N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
label: Subject of
content: Fire Department of the City of New York, American, founded 1865
notes: label: Description
content: A pinback button for the Fire Department of the City of New York. The background of the button is red with black and white text around the edge that reads [Firefighters Devoted To Neighborhood Youth]. At center is the FDNY crest. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's information printed in black. 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
label: Place made
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: Communities
label: Topic
content: Urban life
label: Topic
content: Youth
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: 2013.68.63
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: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)