Black text above and below an illustration of a woman's head and shoulders with short blond hair wearing blue on a white background.

This button was part of a set of 376 known buttons, issued as premiums primarily with Hassan and Tokio cigarettes. They featured cartoons by artists such as Rube Goldberg, George McManus, Bud Fisher, Hal Hoffman, and others. This button was most likely part of the "I'm the Guy" collection, which started in 1910. Using the famous catchphrase started by Rube Goldberg, these buttons were used as promotional giveaways when people purchased cigarettes. 

Illustration of a smiling cartoon bear holding one paw up to the viewer.  Black text above illustration on a yellow background.

Hassan Cigarettes were popular at the turn of the century and known as “The Oriental Smoke” due to their cork tip. As an advertising campaign, several cartoonists were contracted to draw cartoon illustrations for popular phrases of the day such as, “Let’s See What You Got,” or “Gee! You’re a Bear.” Some artists include Harry C. “Bud” Fisher of Mutt and Jeff cartoons, George McManus, Tom McNamara, and Tad Dorgan. Over 250 designs on pinback buttons were given away free with packs of cigarettes from 1910 to the 1930s.

Black and white photograph of three astronauts in spacesuits without helmets on white background between a blue and white image of Earth on the left, and a blue and white image of the moon on the right.  White text on a red top edge and blue bottom edge, with the name of the mission in blue above the astronauts, and their names and the date in red below.  There is a vertically striped red, white, and blue ribbon attached to the bottom edge.

On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 was launched from Kennedy Space Center.  During the course of the ship’s flight, the crew transmitted three televised broadcasts showing the ship’s interior and the surface of the moon.  Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin boarded the lunar module (Eagle) and disengaged from the spacecraft (Columbia) on July 20th.  Michael Collins remained on the Columbia.  The Eagle landed on the Sea of Tranquility at 4:18 p.m. EDT.  After Aldrin and Armstrong prepared the module and systems,  Armstrong left the Eagle at 10:56 p.m., uttering the phrase, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”  Aldrin and Armstrong  collected samples from the moon and walked approximately 3.300 feet during their 2.5 hours of exploration.  After spending 21.5 hours on the moon, the Eagle rejoined the Columbia, and the craft and crew began the journey home.

Illustration of a group of people crowded on a small boat in turbulent water.  Black text along the bottom edge of button

Calming the Sea, also known as Calming the Storm, is one of the miracles performed by Jesus. The story of the miracle is recounted in the Bible in books Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The story begins after Jesus and his disciples were preaching in parables near the Sea of Galilee. Next, Jesus wanted to cross the "lake," and several boats followed them on the journey. During that time, Jesus fell asleep while the waters were calm; however, a storm abruptly appeared, sending each disciple into varying states of panic. They all expressed doubt that Jesus cared about their safety and asked why they had no faith. He then calmed the storm, and all the people present were amazed. 

Black (and red) button with white text. 

The first Delano grape strike was organized by the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and the United Farm Workers against grape growers in California. The strike lasted from 1965 to 1970, when the UFW was able to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the grape growers that affected nearly 10,000 workers. 

In 1973, the boycott began again after UFW lost many of its labor agreements to the Teamsters Union. The second grape boycott overlapped with the union's call for consumers to shun two other nonunion products--lettuce and Gallo wines. The rally cry was "No Grapes" or, in Spanish, "No Uvas". Union officials said that as many as 17 million Americans were avoiding buying grapes during the boycott. The second grape strike ended in 1977 after the passage of a California farm labor law that was considered the strongest in the nation. 

White text on a black button (also red, blue, and green). 

The first Delano grape strike was organized by the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and the United Farm Workers against grape growers in California. The strike lasted from 1965 to 1970, when the UFW was able to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the grape growers that affected nearly 10,000 workers.

In 1973, the boycott began again after UFW lost many of its labor agreements to the Teamsters Union. The second grape boycott overlapped with the union's call for consumers to shun two other nonunion products--lettuce and Gallo wines. The rally cry was "No Grapes" or, in Spanish, "No Uvas". Union officials said that as many as 17 million Americans were avoiding buying grapes during the boycott. The second grape strike ended in 1977 after the passage of a California farm labor law that was considered the strongest in the nation. 

White and black text with a photo of Jimmy Carter on a white button overlayed with red, black, pink, and yellow rectangles.  

Jimmy Carter began his presidential campaign in 1976. Carter initially embarked on a naval career, but he took over the family peanut farm upon his father’s death. He was a Georgia state senator from 1963-1967 and lost his bid to run for governor in 1966. He ran again successfully and was Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975. He decided to run for President on the Democrat ticket and had a two-pronged strategy: in the South he ran as a moderate, in the North he appealed to conservative and rural voters. He tried to hit a territory first and visited 37 states before other candidates did. After getting the party nomination, Carter went on three TV debates with President Ford and even interviewed with Playboy magazine. He won the popular vote by 2% and the Electoral College by 57 votes. Carter was the first president born in a hospital and is the only president so far to have lived in public housing.

Blue and white illustration of George Washington's head with white text on a blue background

Known as one of the U.S. Founding Fathers, George Washington became the first President of the United States in 1789, defeating John Adams who soon became his Vice President. Born February 22, 1732 to an affluent tobacco farming family in Virginia, Washington began his political career by joining the armed forces as a youth. Later on in his military career, he served in some of the U.S.' most notable wars such as the French and Indian War and American Revolutionary War. His military background is what established him as a sound leader which gained him reelection in 1793. However, after the completion of his second term, Washington declined to run again as president, and set a provision that preceding presidents cannot serve more than two terms.

Blue and red text on white background with blue-and-white photograph of Frank Sinatra. 

Frank Sinatra played a New Year's Eve concert on December 31, 1975 at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois. The accompanying orchestra was conducted by Bill Miller. Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena that opened in 1929 and closed in 1994. The Stadium was home to the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL from 1929 to 1994, and the NBA's Chicago Bulls from 1967 to 1994. It was the site of the first NFL payoff game in 1932, as well as both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions in 1932 and 1944. Sinatra, one of the most popular musicians of the twentieth century, was nicknamed "Ol' Blue Eyes" for his deep blue eyes. The setlist for the 1975 New Year's Eve concert included the classic "Ole Man River" and covers of The Beatles' "Something" and "You are the Sunshine of my Life" by Stevie Wonder. 

Illustration of a boy in red and a girl in yellow with green plants around them on a white background with black text above and below

This illustration commemorates Children's Day, a day to honor and promote the welfare of children. It was sold by the Goodenough and Woglom Co. annual catalog for Church and Sunday School Supplies around the turn of the twentieth century. The depiction of roses refers back to the holiday's original name of Rose Day or Flower Day. The observance began in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in 1857 by Reverend Dr. Charles Leonard, pastor of the Universalist Church of the Redeemer. Since its creation, the day of observance varies by country, the United States celebrates on the second Sunday in June.