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Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Pinback button for Head Start

ca. 1970

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A 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 white striped shirt. The balloon is read with the number [5] on it. Behind the drawing are blue silhouettes of children's faces. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.

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Catalog reference: 2013.68.60

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