The Big Red Machine Rolls On (Cincinnati Reds)
The Big Red Machine Rolls On (Cincinnati Reds)
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- Description
- The Big Red Machine is the nickname given to the Cinncinati Reds baseball team from 1970-1976, a period in which the club won two World Series Titles and four National League pennants. The button features a stereotypical image of a Native American.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- button, baseball
- date made
- ca 1975
- referenced
- Cincinnati Reds
- Associated Place
- United States: Ohio, Cincinnati
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 in; x 5.08 cm
- ID Number
- 1999.0265.049
- accession number
- 1999.0265
- catalog number
- 1999.0265.049
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lou Newman
- subject
- Sports
- Baseball
- Professional
- Stereotypes
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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