Disney's Aladdin

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Text on Button Disney's Aladdin
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Seven of the characters in movie poster fashion over a pink background. 

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Aladdin is an animated film that was released in 1992 by Walt Disney Studios. The film’s plot was inspired by a story from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights and centers around a genie, a street urchin, and a princess. 

The film won Academy Awards for Best Song and Best Original Score, and was the highest grossing film of 1992. 

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(2018b). Retrieved from https://d23.com/a-to-z/aladdin-film/

Catalog ID EN0633

MAD Spy vs Spy

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Text on Button MAD SPY VS SPY
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Two men in purple and blue suits and with beak-like heads run away from somebody wearing a polka-dot suit and carrying a rifle. The text alternates between red, black, and white, and the background is yellow. 

Curl Text © 1993 MAD BY E.C. PUBLICATIONS INC. BUTTON EXCHANGE LTD. BY O.S.P. PUB INC GROUP 200 DIVERSION SUITE G11 ROCHESTER, MI 48307
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Spy vs. Spy is a comic strip that has run in MAD Magazine since 1961. It follows a black spy and a white spy as they employ dangerous sabotage tactics against one another. The series was created by cartoonist and political satirist Antonio Prohías, who was forced out of his native country of Cuba after he was accused by the Castro regime of being a spy. The strip is wildly successful, inspiring video games, board games, and television spots. As of 2023, a film spin-off is still in the works.

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Wikimedia Foundation. (2023f, June 24). Spy vs. spy. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy_vs._Spy

Catalog ID EN0632

Ugly to the Bone

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Text on Button UGLY TO THE ( ) National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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Purple text and an illustration of a bone over a white background. The letters in "UGLY' have a brittle, crumbling aesthetic. 

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which communication within the central nervous system of the body is disrupted. This can cause a wide range of symptoms, including memory loss and weakness. MS is also linked to osteoporosis and frequent bone fractures. Fortunately, organizations such as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society provide individual support and fund research to improve quality of life with the disease. 

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Home. National Multiple Sclerosis Society. (2023, July 12). https://www.nationalmssociety.org/

Catalog ID CL0659

Work For Peace Blue

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Text on Button WORK FOR PEACE
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White Illustration of a dove over a blue background. In the text both at the top and bottom, the letters are jumbled. 

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The United States war in Vietnam triggered the most determined anti-war movement in US history. Between 1964-1973, hundreds of thousands of young people radicalized to form a largely nonviolent, and diverse war resistance movement. This button was issued in support of this movement and features a dove which commonly symbolizes peace, freedom, and/or love. 

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Zunes, S., & Laird, J. (2010). The US anti-Vietnam war movement (1964-1973). International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/us-anti-vietnam-war-movement-1964-1…

Catalog ID CA0894

Yates

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Text on Button YATES
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Red text over a tan background. The space in the "A" consists of a star pattern. 

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Catalog ID PO1241

Pirate Goofy

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Color illustration of Disney's Goofy holding a mop and swab brush and stepping in a bucket full of soapy water. An animated rat in pirate attire lunges toward Goofy with a sword. Under both characters is an illustration of a large puddle. Purple background with illustrated pattern of ships and anchors.

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Goofy is one of the original characters from Disney's Mickey Mouse animated cartoons and remains popular today. During his first appearance in the 1932 cartoon Mickey's Revue, he was known as Dippy Dawg. While Goofy is often characterized as being clumsy, silly, and unintelligent, he is also considered to be big-hearted. 

Goofy has several ties to pirates, the first being a 1980 book called Goofy and the Pirate Treasure, where Goofy and Mickey Mouse set out to find the pirate treasure hidden by Goofy's great grandfather, Goofy the Great. In addition to his great grandfather, Goofy’s grandfather is also a pirate – Captain Goof-Beard. The character appeared on the show Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and was voiced by actor Dick Van Dyke. 

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Dick Van Dyke guest stars as Goofy’s grandpappy. D23. (2018, March 27). https://d23.com/dick-van-dyke-guest-stars-goofys-grandpappy-mickey-mouse-clubhouse/

Goofy. D23. (2018, March 12). https://d23.com/a-to-z/goofy/

Catalog ID EN0631

101 Dalmatians White Background

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Disney released One Hundred and One Dalmatians in 1961. Based on the original novel by English writer Dodie Smith, the film was the first of Disney’s films to utilize Xerox technology. A Xerox machine was used to copy the animator’s original drawings to animation cells, a big time saver compared to the previous method of copying the drawings by hand. Disney continued using this technology until Beauty and the Beast in 1991, when animators switched to a Computer Animated Production System (CAPS).

Click on https://buttonmuseum.org/buttons/101-dalmatians-red-background to see an additional variation of this button also held by the Button Museum.

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Yetikyel, G. (2021, June 2). How “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” saved Disney. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-one-hundred-and-one-dalma…

Catalog ID EN0630

acsw test

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Text on Button I TOOK THE TEST acsw
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Plain brown text and stylized brown text logo on a cream background.

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The Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW) is a well-known social work credential program within the United States. In order to become a credentialed social worker with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), applicants must complete a number of requirements, including taking a clinical licensing exam, such as the one offered by the ACSW. 

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Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW). NASW: National Association of Social Workers. (n.d.). https://www.socialworkers.org/careers/credentials-certifications/apply-…;

Catalog ID CL0658