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The Spirit Sings: Artistic Traditions of Canada’s First Peoples was an exhibit held at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta as part of the Arts Festival of the 1988 Winter Olympics. The exhibit featured over 650 pieces of First Nations art and artifacts.The Spirit Sings faced controversy as the Lubicon Lake Cree called for a boycott of the exhibit in an attempt to draw attention to their unresolved land claim. The protest centred on the fact that the exhibit was sponsored in part by Shell Canada.

The logo seen on this button was derived from an image on an Ojibwa drum on display in the exhibit. The drum was on loan from the civic museum in Bergamo, Italy. 

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This button has an illustration of a bale of cotton. It most likely would have had a ribbon attached with more information. It could have been part of a fraternal badge, a souvenir or possibly from the 1895 Atlanta Cotton States Exposition. 

Black illustration of a woman and two children with black text on a lime green background

Born in 1620, Marguerite Bourgeoys was the French founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal. She lived in Fort Ville-Marie (now Montreal) in 1653, educating young girls, the poor, and natives until her death at age 79 in 1700. She also developed one of the first uncloistered religious communities in the Catholic Church. She was beatified (blessed) in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. Canonized on October 31, 1982 by Pope John Paul II, St. Marguerite became the first woman saint of the Canadian Church.

Catholic saints are holy people and human people who lived extraordinary lives. Each saint the Church honors responded to God's invitation to use his or her unique gifts.

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Founded in 1975, Lillstreet Art Center is located in Chicago, Illinois and is a community of artists and students encouraging artistic growth. Lillstreet includes art education for all skill levels, a gallery, custom parties, an artist residency program, and studio space rentals. The Center is also the home of ArtReach, an organization providing arts education to underserved communities in Chicago.

Button shows green text on a white background. Orange petals of the illustrated green-stemmed flower form the O in WORDS. AFMC is printed in green text near bottom of flower.

In 1982, the American Florists Marketing Council, or AFMC, created new buttons to promote the services of its florists. Henry Kaufman & Associates in Washington, D.C. created the design, which featured an orange flower and green text. The ad campaign also included radio, television, and print ads.

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Alka-Seltzer is an effervescent antacid and pain reliever that was developed by Maurice Treneer and launched by the Dr. Miles Medicine Company in 1931. It has three active ingredients: aspirin, sodium bicarbonate and anhydrous citric acid. Alka-Seltzer is marketed for the relief of minor aches, pains, inflammation, fever, headache, heartburn, stomachache, indigestion, and hangovers. It is currently owed by the Bayer Schering Pharma AG in Germany.

The slogan "try it, you'll like it" was first used by Alka Seltzer in a 1971 American TV commercial. The slogan was revived for commercial use in 2006.

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This button may have been used in a political campaign to promote Otis Bowen. The design of the button was a play on the phrase "bow and arrow." 

Otis R Bowen (1918-2013) was a doctor by trade. He served two terms as governor of Indiana from 1973 to 1981 and, in 1985, became the first physician appointed as Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Ronald Reagan. Bowen served in the position until he retired in 1989. 

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