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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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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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There are high schools named Marcus Garvey Academy in Detroit, MI, Cleveland, OH, and Los Angeles, CA, though it is unclear for which this button is representative. These schools' namesake, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. (1887-1940), was a Jamaican political leader, orator, writer, publisher, and entrepreneur. His principal area of focus was Pan-Africanism, the idea that all people of African descent should unite to better their situations around the world. With this goal in mind, he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL). He also founded the Black Star Line, which, in theory if not in practice, was a fleet of ships intended to help Africans in the worldwide diaspora return to their ancestral continent.

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Lane Technical College Prep High School located in Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1908. Lane Tech is one of nine selective enrollment schools, requiring all applicants to pass entrance exams before attending the school. The campus has an enrollment of just over 4,000 students, grades 7-12. Lane Tech's colors are green and gold, and their mascot is the Indians (which has been much debated in recent years, but still remains unchanged).

This button depicts the American flag beside the flag for Chicago. It is most likely part of Lane Tech's celebration of the diverse student body, perhaps used during the International Days festivities or one of many ethnic clubs on campus.