Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Pinback buttons for the Olympic Project for Human Rights
1968
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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Three pinback buttons for the Olympic Project for Human Rights. The front of the buttons has a white background with black text. The text, at center, reads: [Olympic Project for Human Rights]. A green laurel wreath surrounds the text. The back of the pins has a pin with a clasp. 2016.66.6.3 has an inscription [1968 / Dr. Harry Edwards] written on the back of it by hand in black marker. 2016.66.6.1 and 2016.66.6.2 do not have any writing on the back.
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Catalog reference: 2016.66.6.1-.3
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