Environmental Button
notes: label: Description
content: On March 24, 1989 the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, off the coast of Alaska. Almost 11 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the sea, the largest oil spill in United States history. The resulting oil slick contaminated 1,300 miles of coastline and killed over 200,000 sea birds and sea mammals such as otters, seals, and killer whales. The clean-up cost over 2.2 billion dollars.
label: Description
content: Environmental disasters are often used to galvanize public support for reform; the Exxon Valdez accident is a perfect example. This button was produced to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the event.
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0014.1418
label: accession number
content: 2003.0014
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0014.1418
objectType: label: Object Name
content: button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .33 cm x 5.5 cm; x 1/8 in x 2 3/16 in