Robert Frost Elementary

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Text on Button Fly With The Eagles Robert Frost Elementary
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Illustration of a eagle with its wings spread and black text on a yellow background

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Robert Frost Elementary is located at 3444 West 4400 South West Valley City, Utah.  The school was built in the 1970's and services children in grades kindergarten through sixth grade.  The school is named after American poet, Robert Lee Frost.  The school's mascot is the Eagle.

Catalog ID SC0020

Public School 33 Queens

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Text on Button P.S. 33 QUEENS
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Yellow illustration of an owl with text on either side on a blue background with an outer yellow edge with blue text on it

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Public School 33 Edward M. Funk School is located in Queens, NY. It enrolls over 1,000 students in grades K-5 and is one of over 800 public elementary schools in New York City. Their mission is to promote academic excellence and social responsibility. G.O. is short for "General Organization", a student government club that was once offered at the school.

P.S. 33 was renamed "Edward M. Funk School" after Edward Funk, the long-time principal of the school, who died in 1996 after coming to the aid of a friend whose home was invaded by teenagers trying to steal a car in the driveway.

 

Catalog ID CL0412

Poughkeepsie High School

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Text on Button MEMBER POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BODY
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Blue text on a white background with blue above and below

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BADGES, BANNERS, BUTTONS, EMBLEMS -- LOU-WALT, Inc. 821 BROADWAY NEW YORK -- CLUBS, CHURCHES, LODGES, SCHOOLS

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Poughkeepsie High School is located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school is the only high school in its school district and has approximately 1,100 students with 87 teachers.

Catalog ID SC0023

Notre Dame Difference

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Text on Button NOTRE DAME MAKES THE DIFFERENCE ND
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Yellow text on a blue background

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The monogram on this button is the University of Notre Dame's most recognizable logo. It represents the spirit of the University, and is therefore used in many communities. It is used to represent academics. There are different variations of the ND monogram, all of which incorporate the N and D to be overlying one another. The phrase on the button, "Makes the Difference," expresses that the spirit of Notre Dame makes the difference. 

The blue and yellow colors represent the University of Notre Dame. The school's original school colors can be traced back to it's time of founding, 1842. The yellow symbolizes the light and the blue symbolizes the truth. In 1879, the yellow was changed to gold when the campus' main building was rebuilt. The gold color was in honor of the new building's gilded golden domed roof. These colors are mainly used to represent the school's football team. 

Catalog ID SC0029

Nashville School of Music

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Text on Button GRETSCH CERTIFIED SCHOOL of MUSIC NASHVILLE
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Illustration of a white treble clef on a blue background with white text and a white banner across the middle with blue text

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Nashville School of Music was located in Nashville, Tennessee near the Grand Ole Opry. The School was for “artists, singers, performers, songwriters, and engineers" of all ages. Through the summer and fall sessions, students took 45 classes in small, personal session that were taught by expert instructors and industry professionals. The School is no longer open.

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NSM Information. (n.d.). Retrieved October 13, 2015, from Nashville School of Music website: http://nashvilleschoolofmusic.com/about/general.html.

Catalog ID SC0022

Minneapolis Journal

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Text on Button MINNEAPOLIS HONOR JOURNAL JUNIOR
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Faded white text on a green outer edge and on a brown stripe

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E.R. Williamson & Co. MAKERS Minneapolis

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Starting in September 1900, the Minneapolis Journal gave out Junior souvenir buttons to the young contributors of the "Junior Journal" section, who had published their first article in the journal, but didn't win a prize or an "honorable mention."

The Minneapolis Journal was founded by Clarence A. French, Charles H. Stevens, and Frank E. Curtis and began publishing on November 26, 1878 as the Evening Journal. The Journal covered news within Minneapolis as well as Saint Paul, the state, and the nation. The newspaper began a “Junior Journal” section on Saturdays for young readers in 1898, highlighting writing and artwork of the schoolchildren from Minneapolis, greater Minnesota, and Northwestern states including Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, Montana, and Nebraska. 

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N.A. (n.a.). About The Minneapolis journal. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939. Library of Congress. Retrieved from:http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045366/.
N.A. (1901, April 20). The Souvenir Buttons. The Minneapolis Journal. Page 31. Retrieved from: http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/76274835/.

Catalog ID CL0334

Martin Van Buren Ying Yang

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Text on Button Martin Van Buren Senior
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Blue and red text on an outer white rim with a blue and red ying yang symbol in the center of the button

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Martin Van Buren High School (MVBHS) is a public high school in Queens Village, New York. MVBHS opened in 1955 as the East Queens High School but was later renamed after the eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren. Their colors are red and blue, and their mascot is the bee.

This button was most likely worn by seniors, perhaps for the graduating class of 1969, since the yin and yang symbol in the center of the button could also be a depiction of the year '69.

Catalog ID SC0007

Martin Van Buren G.O. Spring 63

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Text on Button V.B. G.O. SPRING 1963 MARTIN VAN BUREN H.S.
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Illustration of a person wearing a blue and white striped shirt with wings holding books and with red hair and red and blue text on a white background

Curl Text IRVA MANDELBAUM - HUBER ALLIED INC. NYC
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Martin Van Buren High School (MVBHS) is a public high school in Queens Village, New York. One of the most popular clubs was the General Organization (G.O.), a student government club. MVBHS opened in 1955 as the East Queens High School but was later renamed after the eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren. Their colors are red and blue, and their mascot is the bee.

Catalog ID CL0324

Martin Van Buren Senior

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Text on Button MARTIN VAN BUREN LOOK MA I'M A SENIOR
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Red and blue illustration of a person (head and shoulders) holding a diploma with blue and red text on a white background

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Martin Van Buren High School (MVBHS) is a public high school in Queens Village, New York. MVBHS opened in 1955 as the East Queens High School but was later renamed after the eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren. Their colors are red and blue, and their mascot is the bee.

This button was most likely given to students who were seniors of the graduating class of 1963.

Catalog ID SC0008

Martin Van Buren G.O. Fall 62

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Text on Button MARTIN VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL G.O. FALL '62
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Illustration of a person being pulled in a cart with red and blue text above and below

Curl Text JERRY HABER
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Martin Van Buren High School (MVBHS) is a public high school in Queens Village, New York. One of the most popular clubs was the General Organization (G.O.), a student government club. MVBHS opened in 1955 as the East Queens High School but was later renamed after the eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren. Their colors are red and blue, and their mascot is the bee.

Catalog ID CL0325