Always Victorious Stand Behind Old Glory Pin
date: label: date made
content: 1918-1919
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Always Victorious; Stand Behind Old Glory. Clip-on pin shaped like a red, white, and blue bowtie.
label: Description (Brief)
content: “Let’s Stand Behind ‘Old Glory’” was a popular song during World War I that was written by Branch Cowell.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Much like the use of military insignia to identify its wearer (by association with an organization) and his/her achievements, these pins and buttons were meant to be worn by Americans on the home front during World War I to show their membership in an organization and/or their contribution to a particular war effort, such as the United War Work Campaign. The pins and buttons displayed the wearer’s patriotism and generosity and undoubtedly also served to prompt others to become similarly involved in the various war efforts.
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label: Description (Brief)
content: Library of Congress: loc.gov/item/2013562553.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Military
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content: World War I Pins & Buttons
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0098.0315
label: accession number
content: 2006.0098
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0098.0315
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cellulose nitrate (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.5 cm x 1 cm; 31/32 in x 3/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7/16 in x 7/8 in x 1/8 in; 1.11125 cm x 2.2225 cm x .3175 cm