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after 1908
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Alpha Kappa Alpha metal lapel pin with a stickpin back. The pin is in the shape of an ivy leaf with a green center and gold colored metal outline.
ca. 1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gold--tone Delta Sigma Theta Sorority pin. The pin is molded in the Greek letters [? S T] with the letters slightly staggered. The S symbol has (9) small white plastic pearls embedded in the metal. The pin back is a jewelry clutch, or a tie tack back, in…
after 1913
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Alpha Kappa Alpha metal lapel pin with a stickpin back. The pin is made up of three green ivy leaves that form a triangle. In each leaf is a gold letter, together spelling "A. K. A." The leaves are on a gold circle border decorated with pearls.
20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne (1) round button pin with Kappa Alpha Psi "scroller" emblem. On the face of the brass pin is a plain, white enamel scroll with crimson edges. The bottom brass attachment has no markings.
20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Alpha Kappa Alpha metal lapel pin. The pin is in the shape of an ivy leaf with a green center. A gold colored metal circle surrounds the leaf. The leaf is outlined with small pearls. Gold lettering appears in the green center. It reads “A. K. A.”
ca. 2002
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSmall brass colored metal Rutgers Living History Society pin. The pin is a half-oval shape, with a rounded top and straight bottom. A line of twelve (12) black stars, with one (1) gold star in the center, extends around the top edge. In the center is a…
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Alpha Kappa Alpha metal pin with a pin back. The pin is a circular gold ring with gold ivy leaves at center. The bottom portion of the circle has "A K A" on it and a diamond, while the top half of the pin has lettering that reads "Alpha Kappa Alpha."
20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne (1) jacket pin for the Grand Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi. The ten-karat gold pin is designed in the shape of a half wreath encircling the Kappa Alpha Psi Diamond. At the top are three (3) small diamonds. On the bottom half of the wreath circle is the…
1896-1954
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPin from the National Association of Colored Women’s Club (NACWC). The pin has an oval border with an image of the NACWC emblem. There are two (2) girls helping each other climb. On the right side is a white and purple enamel banner that has gold-colored…
1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPhi Beta Sigma fraternity pin from the Epsilon Alpha Chapter at Dillard Univerisity, New Orleans. This gold-colored metal pin has a two-tiered design, with the Greek letter Phi (F) centered atop the letters Beta (B) and Sigma (S). Phi is set with twelve…
after 1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA non-uniform "U. S. A." pin worn by Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps. The pin is gold with a clasped backing and in the shape of the letters: [U.S.A]. It has a metal lieutenant bar hanging from the letters by two small chains.
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of PIN-UP Magazine, Issue 29, Fall/Winter 2020-2021, a special issue on the 2021 Museum of Modern Art exhibition “Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America.” The magazine has a bright blue cover and the interior edge has a zig-zag cut…
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of PIN-UP Magazine, Issue 29, Fall/Winter 2020-2021, a special issue on the 2021 Museum of Modern Art exhibition “Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America.” The magazine has a bright blue cover and the interior edge has a zig-zag cut…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCircular floral pin with green and pink rhinestones from Mae's Millinery Shop. The center is a large round faceted light pink rhinestone, with a row of smaller round faceted light green rhinestones, and the final outer row of dark green round faceted…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGGold-colored metal pin with white, orange, and green opaque gems and clear rhinestones from Mae's Millinery Shop. There is a large green spherical stone set at the center, which is raised with tiered layers around it. There is a bar safety clasp on the…
1943-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDuring World War II, Louise Lomax joined the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) as a 2nd Lieutenant in March 1943 with the help of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses and trained as a psychiatric nurse at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. By…
ca. 1954
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pin-back button advertising "Trixy" brand molasses. The button features a cartoon image of a “Picaninny” girl’s face. The girl has a large red bow with yellow circle decorations under her chin. She has nine small red ties in her hair. The background of…
ca. 1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button advocating for a Civilian Review Board, likely for a police oversight agency. The background of the button is white and black. The text throughout the button reads [Don't Let Them Destroy The Civilian Review Board / Vote No!]. The exterior…
before 1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button with a white background and black text throughout that reads [Home Rule Now]. The exterior edge of the button has an illegible manufacturer's stamp. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
1996
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRectangular pin-back button featuring color image of Jesse Jackson and Jesse Jackson, Jr. in front of a waving American flag. Red type appears at the top and bottom of pin and reads, [Keeping Hope Alive/Democratic National Convention '96]. Border of…
2008
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA campaign button with blue and white text and an image of Michelle and Barrack Obama. Printed above the image in blue text that reads: [AMERICA'S NEXT FIRST FAMILY]. Across the bottom of the button there is a blue stripe. Written in white text on the blue…
after 1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Black Solidarity Day pinback button. The button has a red and green background. The top half is red and the bottom half is green. Black text throughout the button reads [Black Solidarity Day / Nov. 6th /A Black Family Day]. The back of the button has a…
1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRound pin-back button featuring red, black, and green type. On the right and left side of the button's front are identical black silhouettes of a woman. Type on front of button reads, [BROTHERS/SUPPORTING/THE MILLION/WOMEN's MARCH/Philadelphia, Pa. OCT.…
ca. 1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pinback button for the Head Start program. The button has a white background with a blue and red design. Red text on the sides of the button read [Head Start]. At center there is a drawing of a child holding a balloon. The child is wearing a red and…
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