"Project Sun" Button
date: label: date made
content: 1970s
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: For many people, the 1970s energy crisis was a call to action to change how electricity was generated and used. Making the choice to “go solar”—and encouraging others to do the same—reflected growing optimism about the potential of clean, accessible solar energy. The button’s donor had no information about “Project Sun” and there are several possible projects this button might refer to. Anyone with information about this button is encouraged to leave a comment (below.)
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: Energy & Power
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content: Environmental Buttons
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0014.0399
label: accession number
content: 2003.0014
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0014.0399
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)