Pelican Bay State Prison

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Text on Button PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
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White background with a gold seven-pointed star in the middle. Inside the star is a circular image of a pelican by the sea, and surrounding that image is circles of yellow, blue, and red. On the blue innermost circular border is small, curving yellow text. On the red border outside of that is larger curving yellow text. On the points of the star is a brown triangular leaf shaped pattern.

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Pelican Bay State Prison is California’s only super-maximum security prison. Established in 1989, it is located on two-hundred and seventy-five acres in northern California, close to the Oregon border. The prison is divided into two security settings. The first half includes maximum security prisoners in a general population (GP) setup. The second, Security Housing Unit (SHU), includes inmates who have “serious management concerns.” The prison in April of 2020 had 2,608 inmates and was running at 109.6% capacity. The prison has held some well-known, infamous criminals such as Joseph DeAngelo, the “Golden State Killer,” and Charles Manson.

Around forty percent of inmates at the prison are serving life sentences, and many inmates are sent to the prison after committing a crime in a different state prison. Inmates in the Security Housing Unit are kept confined for 23 hours a day in concrete cells eight by ten feet in size. There are no windows in the cells, and inmates are allowed to exercise outside of their cells for one hour a day in a small concrete yard. Around 30,000 inmates were involved in a hunger strike in 2013 to protest prison conditions, especially indefinite solitary confinement. After the following lawsuit, changes were made, and limits were placed on solitary confinement. In 2017, Oprah Winfrey visited the prison and spoke with several inmates.

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Monthly Report of Population. (2020). Retrieved 21 April 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20200503014424/https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/rese…

Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved 21 April 2021, from https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/facility-locator/pbsp/

Queally, J. (2015). Peek inside 'the SHU': What it's like for California inmates in solitary confinement. Retrieved 21 April 2021, from https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-solitary-confinement-calif…

Reforming solitary confinement at an infamous California prison. (2018). Retrieved 21 April 2021, from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-reforming-solitary-confinement-…

Wood, R. (2020). Supermax jail tipped to hold 'Golden State Killer'. Retrieved 21 April 2021, from https://www.9news.com.au/world/golden-state-killer-expected-to-be-held-…

Catalog ID AD1024

Children Henry Ford Hospital

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Text on Button Children are special at Henry Ford Hospital
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Yellow background with a brown and white stuffed bear image in the center. Black text curves around top and bottom.

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The first Henry Ford Hospital was founded in 1915 by the eponymous auto tycoon. The Henry Ford Health System is a not-for-profit corporation with a Level 1 trauma center in Detroit, Michigan, in which it is the fifth largest employer. The Center for Women’s and Children’s Health is led by Dr. David Wolf, D.O., seeks to improve the health and wellness of women with breast cancer through their “Yes, Ma’am” initiative and through their “Infant Sleep Project” to protect children from unsafe sleep conditions.

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Henryford.com. 2021. Open Graph Title. [online] Available at: <https://www.henryford.com/about&gt; [Accessed 14 April 2021].

Henryford.com. 2021. Center for Women's and Children's Health. [online] Available at: <https://www.henryford.com/locations/wyandotte/about/community/cwchwb&gt; [Accessed 14 April 2021].

Catalog ID AD1023

Babar LVA Sponsors

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Text on Button HBO BABAR Arby's LVA Sponsors Arby's & HBO
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Illustration of of Babar the elephant character holding a book while in a hot air balloon in the center. The hot air balloon is rainbow striped with black text on a blue banner. Two thin black line circular borders are around the center of the button with black text in different fonts curving between the black circular borders. All on white background.

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Originally written by Jean de Brunhoff for his children, “The Story of Babar” was published in 1931. After his untimely death at the age of 37 years old, son Laurent de Brunhoff picked up where his father left off. The incredibly popular picture books have delighted children for generations with a half-dozen books, a TV series, and merchandise. Critics of the stories have described the books as “imperialist propaganda” and “an allegory for French colonialism." Others believe the critics miss the true nature of the story, which they believe highlights the issues of the day. In the 1990s, a partnership between cable channel HBO, which aired the series, fast-food restaurant Arby’s, and the popular children’s book was developed. Arby’s included Babar themed toys in their Babar's World Tour Adventure Meal from 1990-1992.

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Gopnik, A., 2008. Freeing the Elephants. [online] The New Yorker. Available at: <https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/09/22/freeing-the-elephants&gt; [Accessed 11 May 2021].

Kids Meal Wiki. 2011. Babar's World Tour Adventure Meal (Arby's, 1990). [online] Available at: <https://kidsmeal.fandom.com/wiki/Babar%27s_World_Tour_Adventure_Meal_(A…; [Accessed 11 May 2021].

PenguinRandomhouse.com. 2021. The Story of Babar by Jean De Brunhoff: 9780394805757 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books. [online] Available at: <https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/20204/the-story-of-babar-by-je…; [Accessed 11 May 2021].

Catalog ID AD1022

9th National Jamboree

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Text on Button 9th National Jamboree Aug 3-9, 1977 Troop 690 Lake Superior Council
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White background with blue text that curls around the edge of button. A blue mountain silhouette is on the top center, and below it is two lines of straight blue text.

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The National Jamboree is a large event put on by Boy Scouts of America that occurs around every four years. The 9th National Jamboree took place at Moraine State Park in Pennsylvania, from August 3rd through 9th in 1977. This was the first Jamboree which had a selective qualification process, as earlier Jamborees were open to all scouts. The Ninth Jamboree was a celebration of the two hundredth anniversary since the boy scouts were established. Some special celebratory events included a “Liberty Bell race” which involved scouts setting up a tripod, installing a heavy bell, then ringing it, and a Bicentennial salute. For the Bicentennial salute, scouts constructed flap poles. 

Besides the Bicentennial events, the Jamboree hosted representatives from six local centers who gave demonstrations on different lifestyles in America. These demonstrations included life from Polynesia, Mexico, the Cowboy-Southwest, Indians from the plains, the Cajun area, and colonial America of New England. Reflecting a future concern for pollution and the environment, presentations were given on water, wind, and solar energy power. Other festivities included scouts presenting their skills in sciences, crafts, and music for an arts and science fair. Scouts also showed their skills in the kitchen during the national cooking and baking contest. 

The Kern River Valley Boy Scout Troop 690 attended the Jamboree in 1977. This troop, from Lake Isabella in California, was led by scoutmaster James Ash. The Jamboree was a part of a summer cross-country bus trip the troop went on. They also visited “Mexico, the Space Center in Houston, Tex., and Washington, D.C.” As of 2021, this Troop still meets on the first Tuesday of every month.

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KERN RIVER VALLEY BOY SCOUT TROOP 690 MEETING. Retrieved 20 April 2021, from http://www.kerncountyfamily.com/calendar-128548.113117-KERN-RIVER-VALLE…

Lubbock Avalanche Journal. (1976). Scouts Slate Ninth National Jamboree, p. 152. Retrieved from https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/13538656/?terms=%229th%20Nationa…

Miller, K. (1977). Program to celebrate Kern's founding scheduled at Havilah. The Bakersfield Californian, p. 7. Retrieved from https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/4035017

The Morning Herald. (1977). 9th National Jamboree At Moraine In August, p. 10. Retrieved from https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/63737868/?terms=%229th%20Nationa…

USA 200th Celebration. Retrieved 20 April 2021, from https://oa-bsa.org/history/usa-200th-celebration

Catalog ID EV0928

Experience Cook County Hospital

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Text on Button EXPERIENCE COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL
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Black background with a white circular logo in the center. The logo is made up of two circles, with two breaks in the bottom right corner. White text curls around the edge of the button, leaving the bottom left corner blank.

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Cook County was incorporated in 1831, two years before Chicago itself. After the cholera epidemics of 1849 and 1854 swept the nation, it was clear the county needed a public hospital. Upon its completion in 1857, Cook County Hospital sat unused for two years as the city had not budgeted for medical equipment. It went through several iterations, including as a training hospital for medical students, and as a military hospital during the Civil War. As a training hospital, it was the site of the first internship in the United States: the interns were unpaid, as were the attending physicians.

Cook County Hospital finally opened as a public hospital on January 1, 1866, and was instrumental in treating victims of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. It was rebuilt twice, in the 1870s and the 1910s. Eventually, beginning in 2018, the historic Beaux-Arts building underwent a $140 million rehabilitation, and currently operates as a hotel.

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Cook County Hospital. (2020). Chicagohistory.org. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/336.html

Emanuel, Rahm. (2018). Landmark Designation Report: Cook County Hospital Administration Building. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development. https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/zlup/Historic_Preservati…

Catalog ID AD1021

Top Banana

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Text on Button Top Banana
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White background with black text on the bottom. An image of a sitting monkey with its eyes closed takes up the top and center of the button. One of the monkey's hands is holding it's face; the other hand is holding a banana.

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BADGE-A-MINT 800-223-4703

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“Top banana” is a slang term used to refer to the most important person in an organization or group. For example, the United States president can be referred to as the nation’s “Top Banana.” The expression originated in the American theater in the early 20th century. Leading performers were dubbed “top banana,” and different stages were called things like “third banana,” “second banana,” and “first banana” or “top banana.”

Catalog ID IB0615

Midpark Meteor Pride

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Text on Button Midpark meteor PRIDE
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Bright orange background with three lines of black text. Below the first two lines of text is a black illustration of a falling meteor. The third line of text is below the meteor image.

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BADGE-A-MINIT LASALLE ILL61301

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Midpark High School was founded in 1962 in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and was a part of the Berea City School District. The school colors were brown and orange, and the meteor (as seen in this button) was the school mascot. The school had a football team, female volleyball team, wrestling team, and swim team.

In 2013, after years of decreasing enrollment, Midpark High School merged with the district's other high school, Berea High School. The newly combined school, known as Berea-Midpark High School, was located in the existing Berea High School building. Although Midpark High School no longer occupied the school building, it was repurposed by the district to house Middleburg Heights Junior High School—which, in 2018, was renamed Berea-Midpark Middle School.

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The Evening Independent. (1975). Tuslaw to Play Tough St. Vincent, p. 13. Retrieved from https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/3580673/?terms=%22Midpark%20High…

The Evening Review. (1967). Myers is Named Grid Assistant at Berea School, p. 11. Retrieved from https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/58119252/?terms=%22Midpark%20Hig…

Final Bell: Midpark High No More. (2013). Retrieved 4 May 2021, from https://fox8.com/news/final-bell-midpark-high-no-more/

The Lima News. (1963). Women's AAU Meet Slated, p. 22. Retrieved from https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/691162753/?terms=%22Midpark%20Hi…

The News-Herald. (1962). North team out-grapples Berea 42-5, p. 13. Retrieved from https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/61904864/?terms=%22Midpark%20Hig…

Catalog ID SC0058

McAfee for Trustee

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Text on Button FOR TRUSTEE Mc AFEE The Maine Attraction
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Dr. Robert E. McAfee served as a Trustee for the American Medical Association (AMA) from 1984 to 1993. The AMA Board of Trustees is an elected body that is responsible for ensuring the implementation of AMA policies. In 1994, after serving as a Trustee, Dr. McAfee was elected as the President of the American Medical Association, and held the position for one year. He was the first president of the organization to come from the state of Maine. 

Dr. McAfee was most well-known for his advocacy against domestic violence and gun violence, which he argued were just as much a medical issues as they were social issues. He was appointed to the American Bar Association's Commission on Domestic Violence and served on President Bill Clinton’s Advisory Committee on Family Violence. Dr. McAfee also founded the Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence and served on the Executive Council of Maine’s Communities for Children initiative.

Outside of his duties with the AMA, McAfee worked for thirty-one years as an attending surgeon at the Maine Medical Center, and as the Chief of Surgery at Maine's Mercy Hospital.

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Board of Trustees Members. Retrieved 23 April 2021, from https://www.ama-assn.org/about/board-trustees/board-trustees-members

Dr. Robert E. McAfee | Muskie Fund for Legal Services. Retrieved 23 April 2021, from https://www.muskiefund.org/dr-robert-e-mcafee

"Dr. Robert McAfee, 57, of South Portland, has been elected president of the 300," (1993). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 7445. https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/7445

North Hills News Record. (1992). Doctor scorecard may be wave of future for consumers, p. 23. Retrieved from https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/38618617/?terms=%22Robert%20McAf…

Robert E. McAfee, M.D. Honored at Annual Muskie Access to Justice Dinner. (2010). Retrieved 23 April 2021, from https://www.mainemed.com/sites/default/files/content/news-archive/07-20…

Robert McAfee, MD. Retrieved 23 April 2021, from https://lunderdineen.org/robert-mcafee-md

"South Portland heart surgeon Dr. Robert McAfee has been a trustee of the America" (1993). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 7104. https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/7104

Catalog ID PO1144

No Diabetes

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Text on Button DIABETES American Diabetes Association
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Black background with a red border and a red diagonal line through the center. White large text in center, with small white text and logo at the bottom.

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Established in 1940, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) helps fund diabetes research, information, and advocacy. The ADA is a non-profit organization with a goal to educate and provide support for those who have diabetes and their caregivers. There are over 20,000 healthcare professionals and a network of more than 565,000 volunteers involved.

“Vision: Life free of diabetes and all its burdens."

"Mission: To prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. We lead the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fight for those affected by diabetes. We fund research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes. We deliver services to hundreds of communities. We provide objective and credible information. We give voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes.” - American Diabetes Association.

 

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ADA. (2021). About us. https://www.diabetes.org/about-us

Catalog ID CA0842

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Vintage straight pin back novelty / ice breaker button. Possibly late 60s to the late 70s? Approximately 1-1/4 inches in diameter. There's a mostly illegible makers mark in the center of the back of the button. Although the word "made" is pretty clear, the mark yields little information about this button. Black on yellow background. Graphic: A different take on the iconic smiley face symbol, this button features a a frowning mouth, scrunched up eyes and a tongue hanging out. Printed in black. Text: AH-SHIT self explanatory also printed in black.
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