Detroit Where Life Is Worth Living

Detroit Where Life Is Worth Living Event Button Museum
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Advertising
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Text on Button DETROIT WHERE LIFE IS WORTH LIVING
Image Description

Color illustration of a lighthouse with red text spelling "Detroit" printed vertically down the building. White beams of light with red text shine from the lighthouse. Background illustration of waves crashing against a rock and a black steamship in front of a sunset. 
Back Paper / Back Info

[Union label] Buttons made by the Whitehead & Hoag Co. Newark, N.J., U.S.A. Pat. April 14, 1896, Jul 21, 1896.
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 3/4 inch
Year / Decade Made
1890s
The Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Additional Information

Vintage city promotion button featuring a convention bureau marketing tag once given to the city: "Detroit: Where Life is Worth Living".  The image of a commercial ship transporting goods on the Great Lakes illustrated how Detroit was one of the fastest growing cities in the 1890s and early 1900s. 
Catalog ID EV0082