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Claymont Delaware's Finest

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Text on Button CLAYMONT DELAWARE'S FINEST
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Dark red lettering centered on a yellow background.

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Clayton, DE is a Census-Designated Place: a region that is recognized for census purposes but is not technically a town or a city. While the Lenape people have occupied the area since before 1200, the area saw population growth from colonization beginning in the 1600s. The region was dubbed Claymont in 1856 when a reverend from West Virginia settled in the area and renamed the settlement after his family’s plantation. In 2020, the population of Clayton was estimated to be approximately 9,895. 

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Census Designated Places. (n.d.). Census.Gov. Retrieved July 11, 2022, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/bas/information/cdp.html
Claymont Historical Society Information. (n.d.). Claymont Historical Society; Internet Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20080911010210/http://www.claymontrenaissan…
QuickFacts: Claymont CDP, Delaware. (n.d.). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 2022, from https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/claymontcdpdelaware
 

Catalog ID CL0653

Claymont No. 1

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Text on Button CLAYMONT No. 1
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Dark red text is centered on a dark yellow background.

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Clayton, DE is a Census-Designated Place: a region that is recognized for census purposes but is not technically a town or a city. While the Lenape people have occupied the area since before 1200, the area saw population growth from colonization beginning in the 1600s. The region was dubbed Claymont in 1856 when a reverend from West Virginia settled in the area and renamed the settlement after his family’s plantation. In 2020, the population of Clayton was estimated to be approximately 9,895. 

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Census Designated Places. (n.d.). Census.Gov. Retrieved July 11, 2022, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/bas/information/cdp.html
Claymont Historical Society Information. (n.d.). Claymont Historical Society; Internet Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20080911010210/http://www.claymontrenaissan…
QuickFacts: Claymont CDP, Delaware. (n.d.). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 2022, from https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/claymontcdpdelaware
 

Catalog ID CL0652

Up With Claymont No. 1

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Text on Button UP WITH CLAYMONT No. 1
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On a yellow background brick red lettering curves above and below red text in the center of the button.

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Clayton, DE is a Census-Designated Place: a region that is recognized for census purposes but is not technically a town or a city. While the Lenape people have occupied the area since before 1200, the area saw population growth from colonization beginning in the 1600s. The region was dubbed Claymont in 1856 when a reverend from West Virginia settled in the area and renamed the settlement after his family’s plantation. In 2020, the population of Clayton was estimated to be approximately 9,895. 

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Census Designated Places. (n.d.). Census.Gov. Retrieved July 11, 2022, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/bas/information/cdp.html
Claymont Historical Society Information. (n.d.). Claymont Historical Society; Internet Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20080911010210/http://www.claymontrenaissan…
QuickFacts: Claymont CDP, Delaware. (n.d.). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 2022, from https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/claymontcdpdelaware
 

Catalog ID CL0651

Camouflage

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Green and light green camouflage pattern.

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“Telo mimetico” (camouflage cloth) was used for Italian tents and military uniforms starting in 1929. Variations on the pattern were used for military purposes through the 1990s. Fashion designers have made civilian clothing and accessories with camouflage prints throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries, changing up colors and scale for visual effect.

Catalog ID IB0768

Man in Black Bicorn Hat

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Black edge with yellow band encircles an illustration of a man with a pensive look in black wearing a black bicorn hat with a red and white striped flag behind him

Curl Text © 1981 Zoetrope Studios
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This is a poster image for the 1927 French silent film, Napoléon, directed by Abel Gance. It is widely praised as a breakthrough in cinematic innovation. At a time when most camera shots were fixed, this film was one of the first that made extensive use of fast cutting, close-ups, hand-held cameras, multiple camera angles, and other visual effects used today. 

The original 1927 music scores were by Arthur Honegger and Werner Heymann. In 1980, two further productions were accompanied by music from Carl Davis in the UK and Carmine Coppola in the US. The latter would be played live a year later at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.

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Anonymous (n.d.). Napoleon / Abel Glance's 1927 masterpiece. Rennert’s Gallery. https://rennerts-gallery.myshopify.com/products/napoleon-film

Napoléon (1927 film). (2022, December 25). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napol%C3%A9on_(1927_film)

Catalog ID AR0472

Senior Power Red

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Text on Button SENIOR POWER Service Skills Buying Voting
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On a red background 6 white triangles with their bases facing the edge of the button and one angle pointing inwards ring around the buttton. Each triangle has one word in red lettering.

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Catalog ID CA0884

Porterfield for CMS with Ohio Sticker

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Text on Button PORTERFIELD FOR CMS OHIO
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Light yellow background with a red line border a little inside the edge of the button. Red text curls around the top and bottom of the button, below and above a straight line of red text in the center. Ohio-shaped red fabric sticker outlined in white with Ohio in white letters is placed in the upper right of button.

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Catalog ID PO1230

National Museum of African American History & Culture

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Text on Button NATIONAL MUSEUM of AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE
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White 3 level angular graphic centered on an orange background with orange uppercase text in center of white graphic.

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UPC barcode with text "400052337138 Button NMAAHC Orange $2.00"

Curl Text MADE IN USA
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The National Museum of African American History & Culture was established by Congress in 2003 and is dedicated solely to exploring African American history and culture. The museum—built by designer David Adjaye and architect Philip Freelon—opened to the public in 2016 and is located on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Approximately two million visitors each year visit the museum.

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About the Museum. (n.d.). National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://nmaahc.si.edu/about/about-museum


Leadership. (n.d.). National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://nmaahc.si.edu/about/leadership


The Building. (n.d.). National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://nmaahc.si.edu/about/building
 

Catalog ID AD1051

Takach Press MAPC 2010

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Text on Button TAKACH PRESS MAPC * 2010
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Black graphic of horizontal line with two upside down triangles below the line with one short rectangle placed in center of button vertically above the line centered on red background. Smaller black uppercase text curves above and below the graphic. 

Curl Text Minneapolis MN
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Takach Press is an Albuquerque, NM-based company founded in 1975 dedicated to creating printmaking equipment. They produce both litho and etching presses. The Mid America Print Council (MAPC) is an organization committed to all arts related to print. In 2010, the MAPC hosted the Mid America Print Council Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where participants in the print world were invited to share art and knowledge of the craft. 

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About MAPC. (n.d.). Mid America Print Council. Retrieved July 6, 2022, from https://midamericaprintcouncil.org/
MAPC 2010. (n.d.). Mid America Print Council Conference. Retrieved July 6, 2022, from https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/mapc2010/
Our Story. (n.d.). Takach Press. Retrieved July 6, 2022, from https://www.takachpress.com/us/index.htm
 

Catalog ID EV0945