button, AIDS 12TH ANNUAL WALK WASHINGTON

Description (Brief)
Pin-back buttons serve many purposes. They are efficient advertising vehicles, handy for fund-raising in support of a cause, concise statements of a person’s beliefs, a form of educational outreach, and convenient ice-breakers for conversation. This button is a souvenir of the 1998 AIDS Walk in Washington, D.C.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
pin
button, memorial, aids
date made
1998
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 2 in; .635 cm x 3.81 cm x 5.08 cm
overall: 5 cm x 4 cm; 1 15/16 in x 1 9/16 in
referenced
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
ID Number
1998.0275.02
catalog number
1998.0275.02
accession number
1998.0275
subject
Reform Movements
Health & Medicine
Disabilities
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Disabilities
Data Source
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center

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