Pinback button for the Young Lords Party
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1968
name: label: Manufactured by
content: International Union of Operating Engineers Local 137, American, founded 1896
label: Subject of
content: Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
notes: label: Description
content: A Young Lords pinback button. The front of the button has a vertical depiction of the Puerto Rican flag as its background. An image of a rifle in black crosses the center of the flag. Black type at the bottom of the button reads: [YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The back of the button has a pin with a fastener and an engraving with a design. The text of the engraving reads: [Local 137].
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Decolonization
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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
label: Movement
content: Young Lords Movement
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: 2014.109.7.5
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: metal, plastic, paper
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (3.8 × 0.5 cm)