button, The Kids on the Block

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. NMAH has several hundred pin-back buttons related to disability, including this one.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
button
date made
n.d.
maker
unknown
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2 3/16 in x 2 3/16 in x 5/16 in; 5.55625 cm x 5.55625 cm x .79375 cm
ID Number
1999.0263.12
accession number
1999.0263
catalog number
1999.0263.12
subject
Health & Medicine
Disabilities
Disabilities
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Disabilities
Data Source
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Credit Line
Gift of Carr Massi

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