White text on a dark green background. 

The Marshall Field and Company department store, also known as Marshall Field’s operated in Chicago from 1881 until 2005 when it was acquired by Macy’s. Marshall Field became the wealthiest man in Chicago by catering to women’s fashion with upscale clothing. His motto was “Give the lady what she wants” which he attempted to live up to by providing modern conveniences such as electric lights and a nursery, as well as hiring women in the sales department. White and green were the company’s signature colors.

Illustration of a dark blue bicycle on a white background with orange text underneath and encircled by orange text on a dark blue background

The Chicago Cruisers is a Puerto Rican bicycle club gathers every other Sunday during the summer in Humboldt Park, Chicago’s Puerto Rican community, to show off their cycles and parade around the neighborhood or take excursions to the lakefront or the Loop. Although most of the members are Puerto Rican, you don't have to be Puerto Rican to join this family-oriented club. Their only requirement is that members have an old-fashioned bike.

A photograph of four clowns from The Bozo Show, including Bozo himself, on a purple background. 

The Bozo Show ran on Chicago's WGN-TV from 1960 until 2001. By the end of the 1960s, the show was a television franchise, popular in many major markets, but it was WGN's that remained most popular. It was highlighted by the Grand Prize Game, a game where children threw a ping pong ball into a metal bucket for a change to win toys. The image displays (clockwise) the show's characters, Bozo the Clown, Cooky the Clown, Professor Andy, and Wizzo the Wizard.

The background is a vinyl record with a red inner label with yellow text.

This button features a parady of the Biz Markie namesake and Sir Mix A Lot's "I like big butts” song  to promote National Record Day in 2011.

This button was manufactured by the Busy Beaver Button Co.

The background is a vinyl record with a blue inner label. In the bottom center of the record is a photograph of the band members of Weezer with beaver heads in place of their own with black text above.

This button was manufactured by the Busy Beaver Button Co.

This button features a Weezer album cover parody designed by artist Devin Davis to promote National Record Day in 2011.

Black "THANKS" above "a Million" formed by filmstrips above a small black crown on a metallic gold background encircled by a black border.

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White text on red ring around the edge of the button.  Photograph of beaver mascot in the middle on a white background.

The American Political Items Collectors (APIC) is a non-profit membership organization, dedicated to promoting the collection, preservation and study of materials relating to political campaigns and the presidency. It was founded in 1945 and holds a national convention every two years for collectors and the general public. The campaign button is the most recognized and widely collected of all campaign objects that members of the APIC actively hunt for and collect.

This button was manufactured by the Busy Beaver Button Co.

Black heart and black text on a metallic gold background. 

Kulture Klub is a nonprofit organization that provides art enrichment programs to homeless children. Founded by Dorit Cypis in 1992 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kulture Klub and their partners has served over 6500 homeless, foster children, and children from violent homes.

Three conjoined golden dollar signs on a black background. 

The “$$$” symbol is in association with the SoundSuitShop, the official website for the Soundsuits created by contemporary trans-artist Nick Cave.  A blend of live performance, sound and fashion these sounds Soundsuits serve as a way to explore African identity and the roles of ceremonial rituals around the world as well as deeper issues like racial profiling in a light-hearted and whimsical expression.  Currently he is a professor and the Chairman of the Fashion Department at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago.  

A close up photograph of a man's bare chest.

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