State Fair 1907

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Text on Button STATE FAIR 1907
Image Description Black text on a white background with a black fleur de lis above the text. A blue ribbon with gold text reading "SUP'T OF STOCK" is attached to the bottom
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[Whitehead and Hoag logo], Buttons made by The Whitehead & Hoag Co. Newark, N.J., U.S.A. Pat. April 14, 1898, July 21, 1896.
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Additional Information New Jersey held State Fairs from the colonial era until 1980. Attractions were displays of livestock, farm products and equipment, as well as food and fiber arts.
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Grounds for Sculpture (June 10, 2019). History of State Fairgrounds. Accessed February 25, 2023 via https://web.archive.org/web/20190610060053/https://www.groundsforsculpt…
Catalog ID IN0130

Pennsylvania State Farm Show Harrisburg

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Text on Button PENNSYLVANIA STATE FARM SHOW HARRISBURG SOUVENIR
Image Description Black text on a white background in the center surrounded by a colored illustration of farm animals ringed by black text on a white background. Red and purple ribbons are attached to the button of the button.
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The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex is an indoor exposition center with an area of over one million square feet. Its exhibition halls, arenas, conference rooms, and banquet facilities have hosted a variety of different events, from business meetings and intimate gatherings, to livestock shows, sporting events, and concerts.

This spacious center was established in 1917, when its first state-wide Farm Show attracted hundreds of farmers and other agricultural industry workers. Its popularity led to increased funding and building expansion, culminating in a $76 million renovation which began in 2001. The Farm Show is the center’s most popular attraction, and is the largest indoor agricultural event in the world. Its most recent event drew 585,000 visitors.

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (n.d). PA Farm Show Complex. https://www.farmshow.pa.gov/complex/about/Pages/default.aspx

Catalog ID IN0131

Better Badges

Between 1977 and the early 1980s, Better Badges became the leading merchandiser and exporter of millions of  punk badges from their headquarters at 286 Portobello Road in London.

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Claymont Delaware's Finest

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Text on Button CLAYMONT DELAWARE'S FINEST
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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)

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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