Dump Nixon

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Text on Button DUMP NIXON APRIL 18TH PROVIDENCE
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Blue background with white text

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"Dump Nixon" was a political rally held April 18, 1971 in Providence, Rhode Island. Students from nearby colleges gathered at 4pm with the community to show dissent for the president and the Vietnam War. The goal of the rally was to voice concerns for new leadership and a reorganization of political priorities.

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Bryant College, Archway (1971). Retrieved on 06/28/2019 from https://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://w…

Catalog ID PO1006

BB King on tour 1981

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Text on Button B.B. KING ON TOUR 1981
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White background with blue border and blue text

Curl Text Sidney A. Seidenberg
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B.B. King was an American blues musician, songwriter, and producer who began publicly making appearances in 1949 and continued until his death in 2015. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time due to his style of soloing based on string bending and vibrato, which has earned him the nickname, "The King of Blues." B.B. King began his career on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, an area now known as a major tourist attraction because of its blues history and ties to local music festivals.

Catalog ID EV0813

I'm Feeling Moodies

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Text on Button I'm Feeling Moodies
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Spinner button with blue background and red spinner. Background has image of rainbow and text in yellow. Underneath rainbow is view window with black background. Each position has a character of varied colors with a white text word.

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The Moodies spinner button is the creation of artist Judy Woudenberg and entrepreneur Bob Petry from Kent, Ohio. The Moodies, characters created to represent emotions and conditions, were part of Petry's business, Kent Toys Incorporated. In 1983, the Moodies boomed in popularity. From 1983-1985, Moodies were featured on stickers, buttons, fast food meal toys, calculators, shoes, and even a Tokyo security firm's logo.

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The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, O. (1985). The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, Ohio on November 18, 1985 · Page 17. Retrieved from https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/154986331/

Toy company wins big with 'Lottery'. (1987). Retrieved from https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/03/19/Toy-company-wins-big-with-Lotte…

Catalog ID IN0123

The Bat ride

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Text on Button The Bat Kings Island
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Black background with image of a bat on left side. Text on right is red. Text on bottom is neon green.

Curl Text Best Seal Corp., New York 10013 1981
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"The Bat" at theme park Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, was a short-lived roller coaster that operated from 1981-1983. The park billed "The Bat" as the first and only suspended coaster in the world when it opened. The company who created "The Bat" merged with others and continued to create suspended coasters for multiple theme parks, some of which are still in operation today, notably a coaster by the same moniker at Kings Island, named in honor of this first coaster.

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Bat - Kings Island (Mason, Ohio, United States). (2019). Retrieved from https://rcdb.com/627.htm

Catalog ID EV0808

Milwaukee County Zoo

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Text on Button Milwaukee County ZOO
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Orange background with multicolored animals, flora, and fauna, Black text.

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Milwaukee County Zoo, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was opened in 1892 as a miniature mammal and bird display in Milwaukee’s Washington Park. The display proved to be a very popular attraction, and by the turn of the century it grew to over 800 animals on 23 acres of land. The zoo is operated by Milwaukee County Parks Commission. The button features a giraffe, gorilla, lion, butterfly, and grass.

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The History of Zoos | Milwaukee County Zoo. (2019). Retrieved from http://www.milwaukeezoo.org/about/history/index.php

Catalog ID EV0811

Great America Bugs Bunny

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Text on Button Marriotts GREAT AMERICA Warner Bros. Inc. 1975
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Bugs Bunny dressed in Americana outfit on white background.Thin red and blue lines border the button. Text is in blue and red. Small copyright text is black.

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Marriott's "Great America" was opened in 1976 in Gurnee, Illinois. The Marriott brand decided not to pursue theme parks and sought buyers after 6 years of operation. The theme park wast finally acquired by the Six Flags Corporation in 1984. "Six Flags Great America" consistently ranks among the top amusement parks in America for its attendance.

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K., Jerome. "Six Flags Great America - History". Retrieved November 6, 2016.

Novick, Steve. "Great America theme park near tiny Gurnee: $50 million playground ready next spring", Elk Grove Village Herald, March 31, 1975.

"TEA/AECOM 2017 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2018.

Catalog ID EV0810

Disney Happy New Year

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Text on Button HAPPY NEW YEAR Walt Disney World 1986 © Walt Disney Productions
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Mickey Mouse holding a microphone; ballons and confetti on white background. Blue text with red text for brand and logo.

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Mickey Mouse holds a microphone for New Year's Eve celebration for the year 1986 at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney World was opened in 1971 by the Walt Disney Company. Mickey Mouse is one of the "fab five" core classic characters that Disney uses frequently.

Disney pin collecting and trading was officially introduced in 1999 as a collectible activity causing the value of pins and buttons produced at Disney to increase. Modern pins are mostly enamel lapel pin, but Disney still produces celebration buttons for their resorts to give at no cost to those celebrating special events including birthdays, weddings, or first time visits.

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Pin Trading Guide - AllEars.Net. (2019). Retrieved from http://allears.net/walt-disney-world/wdw-planning/disney-pin-trading/

Thomas, Bob (1994). Walt Disney - An American Original. p. 357. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

Catalog ID EV0809

Happy Groundhog Day

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Text on Button HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY
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Silver button with black text

Curl Text Western Badge Co. L.A.
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Groundhog day is a popular Pennsylvania Dutch supersition that has evolved into a tradition celebrated in the United States and Canada in February. Whether or not a groundhog sees his shadow is supposedly indicative of the duration of winter and the coming of spring. In the United States, the most famous groundhog for this tradition is Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog from Punxsutawney, Philadelphia. Punxsutawney was the hometown of the first newspaper to publish an article on groundhog day and has the largest attendance for the event.

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"This Is the Story Behind Groundhog Day". Time. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

Catalog ID EV0812

Midway Airlines

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Text on Button KISS OHARE GOODBYE Midway Airlines
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Image of red lips and red text phrase on white background. Blue Midway Airlines logo and text.

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Midway Airlines Corporation was founded in 1976 as an all-jet fleet in Chicago, Illinois. After the mass movement of flights to O'Hare Airport in Chicago, the discount Midway Airlines was meant to serve as a lower-price alternative to draw fliers back to Midway Airport, spurring the ad "Kiss O'Hare Goodbye". Midway Airlines ceased operations in 1991 with a record 44 aircraft and 0 fatal crashes before dividing assets, sending workers to Southwest and planes to Jet Express.

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Grossman, R. (2023, June 16). The little airline that could: How Midway Airlines saved Chicago’s Southwest Side airport. Chicago Tribune. https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-little-airline-that-could-how-midway-airlines-saved-chicago-s-southwest-side-airport/ar-AA1cHpzi

Salpukas, A. (2019). Midway Air Shuts Down After Buyout Is Abandoned. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/14/business/midway-air-shuts-down-after…

Catalog ID AD0892

CareFree Faucets

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Text on Button CareFree FAUCETS TURN ME ON
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Large bright pink text on white background with blue logo

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CareFree Faucets is a brand of faucets.

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Catalog ID AD0891