Pinback button from the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival
date: label: Date
content: 1997
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Badge-A-Minit, American
label: Issued by
content: American Black Film Festival, American, founded 1997
notes: label: Description
content: A pinback button from the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF) held June 24-29, 1997. The button has a white background with a large graphic at the center. The graphic is of the ABFF logo, which resembles a stylized half rayed-sun with a half of an eye at the center. The sun's rays lengthen towards the top and there is a film strip at the bottom of the logo. The logo is primarily black and white, outlined in red, orange, and yellow. Below is the abbreviation of the festival's name, [ABFF], is printed in orange to yellow gradient text, shadowed in light blue. Printed below is the date, [June 24-29], in white text. The back of the button is silver toned and has a pin with a fastener. Stamp text at the center reads, [Badge A Minit / 1-800-223-4103].
place: label: Place used
content: Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Oglesby, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Arts and music festivals
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Holidays and festivals
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jeff and Nicole Friday
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.55.8
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 (fiber product) with metal and plastic laminate
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 3/8 in. (7.4 × 7.4 × 0.9 cm)