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The personae of Aunt Jemima was created in 1889 by Chris Rutt and Charles Underwood for their pancake mix. This black mammie character was portrayed by many different women over the years, the first being Nancy Green, a former slave. The Aunt Jemima product proved to be so popular that it was well known all over the United States, and still is today. Aunt Jemima Pancake Days were fundraisers especially popular with Lions Clubs that began in the 1950s. For the fundraisers, Quaker Oats provided step by step guides and supply kits.

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The Aichanee Club was a radio club for children on WEBH in the 1920s. Broadcast from the famous Edgewater Beach Hotel on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, WEBH aired live performances of some of the most famous big band leaders of the time, including Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller.

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The City History Club of New York was a young people’s civic alliance that was founded in 1896. Through study of the history of the city, the club aimed to promote an awareness and interest in the history of neighborhoods, landmarks, and opportunities. Members learned governmental organizational skills, provided guided excursions, rented out slides and lecturers, and sold historical publications and illustrations.

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Carrying on the tradition of protest buttons started in the 1960s and 1970s, the phrase "Wearing buttons is not enough" urges people to get more involved in social and political activist movements.

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This button was distributed when a local radio station ran a contest where if you were seen wearing this button you could win prizes worth up to $25,000. This was a very successful contest and was run again but with bumper stickers instead of buttons.

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Snoopy is Charlie Brown's pet dog in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. Snoopy was introduced in 1950 but was not anthropomorphized or drawn as walking on his hind legs until 1956. 

The Droste effect or the effect of a picture appearing within itself in a location where the said picture is likely to appear. Thus, Snoopy's likeness appears multiple times since he is wearing a button of himself wearing that button.

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