Pinback button of Jackie Robinson with baseball charm and ribbon
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972
label: Subject of
content: Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883
notes: label: Description
content: A metal pinback button featuring an image of Jackie Robinson with the words [I'M ROOTING FOR JACKIE ROBINSON] at the top and [DODGERS] at the bottom. Attached to the bottom of the pin is a small charm in the shape of a baseball. A red, white, and blue striped ribbon is attached to the back of the pin.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Baseball
label: Topic
content: Sports
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: 2015.80.2
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: ink, metal, plastic and ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter (Pin Only): 1 1/2 × 1/8 in. (3.8 × 0.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (All): 3 1/16 × 1 9/16 × 3/4 in. (7.8 × 4 × 1.9 cm)