Washington Nationals, Detroit vs. Washington
date: label: date made
content: before 1956
label: date made
content: ca 1945, before 1956
name: label: associated institution
content: Washington Nationals
label: Associated Name
content: Minnesota Twins
label: Associated Name
content: Detroit Tigers
notes: label: Description
content: Pinback button featuring the logo of the Washington Nationals baseball franchise. The button is attached to a red, white and blue ribbon marked “Detroit vs. Washington” and hanging pendants representing a bat and ball. The button represents the American League’s Washington Nationals, also known as the “Senators.” The button might commemorate a late-season matchup with pennant implications against the Detroit Tigers from the 1945 season.
label: Description
content: In 1961 the Nationals relocated to Minnesota, becoming the “Twins”. ashington's current "Nationals" team, formerly the Montreal Expos, is in the National League.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: level of sport
content: Major League
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Edith R. Meggers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.314637.00538
label: catalog number
content: 314637.00538
label: accession number
content: 314637
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Button
label: Object Name
content: button, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)