Environmental Button

Description:

David Powell, a University of Pennsylvania graduate, designed this button for the Philadelphia Earth Week Committee on the occasion of the first Earth Day in 1970. The button was made by Horn Badge Co. of Glenside, Pennsylvania.

Date Made: 1970

Maker: Edward Horn Co.

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Environmental Movement

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Credit Line: Horn Badge Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1993.3186.05Catalog Number: 1993.3186.05Nonaccession Number: 1993.3186

Object Name: button

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3.5 cm x 1.2 cm; 1 3/8 in x 1/2 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-3533-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_333288

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