Pinback button for York College
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1975
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Columbia Advertising Company, American
label: Subject of
content: York College / CUNY, American, founded 1966
label: Subject of
content: The City University of New York, American, founded 1847
notes: label: Description
content: A pinback button for York College. The background of the button is white. Large blue text at center reads: [Save York College]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacture’s information and a union stamp in blue ink. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
place: 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: Communities
label: Topic
content: Education
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: 2013.68.90
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: 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: 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm)