Miles for Mankind

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Text on Button MILES FOR MANKIND APRIL 24, 1976
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White background with blue text along the top rim, red text along the bottom, and an illustration in the center of a red arrow with footsteps on it going around the planet Earth 

Curl Text © 1975 WINCRAFT - WINONA, MINNESOTA
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Catalog ID EV0296

Elect Donnell Governor

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Text on Button ELECT DONNELL GOVERNOR
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Illustration of a blue elephant on a white background holding a blue banner with white lettering in its trunk; there is white text superimposed on the elephant illustration and blue text below.

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ST. LOUIS BUTTON CO.
MFRS.
[union bug]
ST. LOUIS, MO.

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Catalog ID PO1302

Ozzie Smith with Cap

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Text on Button OZZIE SMITH
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Green background with orange around the top rim, yellow with orange text around the bottom, and color photograph of baseball player Ozzie Smith wearing a red cap in the center

Curl Text M.L.B.P.A. Baseball Buttons, Vincentown, N.J. © 1992 MLB
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Ozzie Smith, born Osborne Earl Smith, is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop who played for the San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicknamed “The Wizard of Oz,"—or simply “The Wizard,” by the Yuma Daily Sun in a March, 1981 feature—Smith became renowned for his defensive brilliance, athleticism, and showmanship on the field. He gained national attention not only for his highlight-reel plays at shortstop but also for his signature backflips, which he performed while taking the field and which became a trademark of his career. Over 19 seasons, Smith was selected to 15 All-Star Games, won 13 consecutive Gold Glove Awards, and helped lead the Cardinals to a World Series championship in 1982. After retiring in 1996, his legacy as one of the greatest defensive players in baseball history was cemented with his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002. 

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Baseball Hall of Fame. (n.d.). Ozzie Smith (Hall of Fame profile). Retrieved from https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/smith-ozzie 

Encyclopedia of Alabama. (n.d.). Ozzie Smith. Retrieved from https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/ozzie-smith/

Smith, O., & Rains, R. (2002). Ozzie Smith: The road to Cooperstown. Sports Publishing.

 

Catalog ID SP0201

Delta Queen

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Text on Button Delta Queen®
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In the center is an illustration of a red, blue, and yellow steamboat above wavy blue and yellow horizontal lines meant to mimic water; black cursive text is on the top right and all is on a white background. 

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Catalog ID AD1158

Fonzie for President

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Text on Button A-A-Y-Y FONZIE for PRESIDENT
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Black and white photograph of the character Fonzie from the television show Happy Days wearing a leather jacket with his arms outstretched on a white background. Red and blue outlined stars and red-outlined speech bubble with red text surround the photograph on the top half of the button; white text on a blue banner is on the bottom. 

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Catalog ID HU0240