Cocteau Twins

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Text on Button Cocteau Twins
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Black text on yellow banner across photograph background.

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Cocteau Twins were an alternative rock group formed in Scotland in 1979. They received critical and popular acclaim throughout their career, often referenced as one of the bands defining the genres of dream pop and shoegaze.

This button bears the band's name along with a hazy photograph characteristic of their album covers. Cocteau Twins were a musical enigma, with lead singer Elizabeth Fraser famous for her unintelligible, meaningless lyrics. This mystery only increased the allure of the band, which broke up in 1997 and has vowed to never perform again. 

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Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, June 22). Cocteau Twins. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocteau_Twins

Kemp, S. (2021, August 13). From Cocteau Twins to My Bloody Valentine: The 20 songs that Define Shoegaze. Far Out Magazine. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/20-best-shoegaze-songs-ever/

Simpson, D. (2009, November 26). Elizabeth Fraser talks about why she finds it too difficult to even think about her old Cocteau Twins bandmates. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/26/cocteau-twins-elizabeth-f…

Catalog ID MU0568

AFSCME

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Text on Button join AFSCME AFL-CIO
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Blue and red text on a white background with blue allied trades council stamp.

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Stamp in metal reads B.B. Co Union ROCH NY

Curl Text BASTION BROS CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. [UNION BUG]
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AFSCME, American Federation of State, Country, and Municipal Employees, is the largest trade union of public employees in the United States. Formed in 1932 by Wisconsin workers who feared they would lose their jobs due to lack of patronage in the Great Depression, the individuals created a "professional civil service" agency to advocate for the group. Throughout the years, AFSCME has organized lobbying and demonstrations in political arenas.

In 2018, Janus v. AFSCME was heard as a Supreme Court case. The case was in regards to a prominent labor law that determined union fees in the public sector violate the first amendment. This decision required public-sector unions to offer their services to members without requiring them to pay fees and dues.

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History. (2020). Retrieved 2 April 2020, from https://www.afscme.org/about/history

IBEW > Who We Are. (2020). Retrieved 2 April 2020, from http://www.ibew.org/Who-We-Are

IBEW. (2018). In the wake of Janus: Preemptive organizing pays off for IBEW locals. IBEW Media Center. https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/18Daily/1811/181107_IntheWake

Supreme Court of the United States. (2018). Janus v. American federation of state, county, and municipal employees, council 31 (16-1466). https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-1466_2b3j.pdf

The American Telephone & Telegraph Company: Various images - Risks and Rewards. (2020). Retrieved 2 April 2020, from http://www.risksandrewards.org.uk/source_56.html

Catalog ID CL0660

Daane's

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Text on Button It wouldn't be Daane's without you.
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White text over a brown background. Beneath "Daane's" are two yellow and red stripes. 

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Catalog ID AD1063

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. 

Curl Text BUTTON FARM OAKLAWN IL 60453 312-BUT-TONS
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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