Diamond Mosaic Kaleidoscope

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Image Description Multicolored diamond pattern in the center that morphs into a colorful kaleidoscopic design
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Drawing from handcrafted patchwork as well as the color-blocking traditions from Islamic tile work, mosaic and kaleidoscope prints continue to be fashionable modern styles.

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Watkins, H (April 24, 2014) Mosaic Tetris. WGSN. Accessed February 25, 2023 via https://www-wgsn-com.ezproxy4.library.arizona.edu/fashion/article/51778 Rechner, E (November 13, 2019) Kaleidoscope Geos. WGSN. Accessed February 25, 2023 via https://www-wgsn-com.ezproxy4.library.arizona.edu/fashion/article/85341…

Catalog ID AR0473

I.M.R.U?

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Text on Button I.M.R.U?
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Philosopher Rene Decartes wrote "I think, therefore I am." Here we have a similarly philosophical phrase "I am. Are you?"

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Descartes, R. (1998). Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings. United Kingdom: Penguin Publishing Group.

Catalog ID IB0783

World's Greatest Milk Producer

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Text on Button WORLD'S GREATEST MILK PRODUCER CECIL B. COW
Image Description Illustration of a brown cow wearing sunglasses sitting on a red director's chair with black letters on a white background. Orange and yellow letters form a typography circle around the illustration.
Curl Text DAIRY FARMERS OF GREATER MILWAUKEE
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Domestic cattle are bred and kept for dairy production worldwide. Cow milk makes up most of world dairy production, with major milk producers being the United States, India and Brazil.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2023) Gateway to dairy production and products. Accessed February 25, 2023 via https://www.fao.org/dairy-production-products/production/dairy-animals/…

Catalog ID HU0212

Loud Mouth

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Text on Button LOUD MOUTH
Image Description Red background with an illustration of a man with his mouth open wide. White and black lines imply words and sounds coming out of his mouth.
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Catalog ID IB0775

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