Rose Bowl Pinback Button
notes: label: Description
content: This football button has a white background with blue and red printing. This is an official souvenir button of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Although the exact date of this particular button is unknown, the Rose Bowl has been a key part of college football and key American attraction since 1902. While the first Rose Bowl failed to generate enough attention to be considered a success, it would return in 1916 and has been held every year since. The first game was actually known as the "Tournament East-West football game" and was added to help cover costs of the Rose Parade. The first game was so lopsided that the Tournament of Roses officials opted for chariot races, ostrich races and other events in place of football for the next 13 years. Traditionally the Rose Bowl features a team from the Pac-12 (previously Pac-10, Pac-8, Pac-6) against a team from the Big 10. The Rose Bowl has also been played at Tournament Park (1902, 1916-22) and Duke Stadium (1942). Duke Stadium was selected as the site in 1942 due to fears of a Japanese attack on the west coast.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced
content: United States: California, Pasadena
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Football
label: level of sport
content: collegiate
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Vicki L. Thorn
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.0773.151
label: accession number
content: 1986.0773
label: catalog number
content: 1986.0773.151
objectType: label: Object Name
content: button, football
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (pin clasp material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/8 in; 8.5725 cm