Pinback button promoting public housing in New York City
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Commissioned by
content: New York City Housing Authority, American, founded 1934
notes: label: Description
content: An aubergine colored pinback button promoting public housing. The text appears in orange and reads: [Support / Public / Housing!] with the first letter of each word underlined. Below this reads: [(Before it's too late!) / NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY INTERIM / COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS]. The button is heavily stained and discolored. The back of the button has some scratches and stains and has a metal fastener and 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: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Politics
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 - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.178.5
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: aluminum alloy, ink on paper, plastic laminate
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 x 1/4 in. (5.1 x 0.6 cm)