Environmental Button
date: label: Date made
content: 1970
name: label: maker
content: Edward Horn Co.
notes: label: Description
content: The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970. The occasion was first conceived by Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, as a national day of observance for environmental problems. Millions of people participated in events across the country, while thousands of schools held special educational sessions, all dealing with environmental concerns. Earth Day has since become an annual event, celebrated worldwide.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Environmental Movement
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content: Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Natural Resources
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content: Environmental Buttons
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content: Artifact Walls exhibit
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Horn Badge Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1993.3186.04
label: catalog number
content: 1993.3186.04
label: nonaccession number
content: 1993.3186
objectType: label: Object Name
content: button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5.1 cm x 1.2 cm; 2 in x 1/2 in