Pinback button for Kenneth A. Gibson mayoral campaign
date: label: Date
content: 1970
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Hewig & Marvic, American, founded 1970
label: Subject of
content: Kenneth A. Gibson, American, 1932 - 2019
notes: label: Description
content: A pink, yellow, black, and white pinback button for Kenneth A. Gibson's campaign for mayor of Newark, New Jersey. The top of the button has a pink arc with a yellow semi-circle under it. The majority of the pin has a black background with white and yellow text that reads [Gibson / A-1]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacture's information printed in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
place: label: Place used
content: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
label: Topic
content: Urban planning
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
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: 2013.68.21
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 with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/8 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.3 cm)