The "OO" on "GOODY" are illustrations of music records. Red and blue text on a yellow background.

Sam Gutowitz was the founder of a small record store in New York City in the late 1940s. Sam “Goody” Gutowitz became known for selling discounted records through mail-order sales. When the store became a chain in 1951, the name was changed to Sam Goody. In 1978, the company was acquired by Musicland and continued to grow. The company ultimately specialized in music, video, and video game sales. A commercial for Sam Goody from 1999 used animation and teen rebellion to market to youthful audiences. Sam Goody opened stores in the United Kingdom in the 1990s but left at the start of the 2000s as the business format was not as successful as it had been in the United States. The Sam Goody franchise was purchased by Trans World Entertainment in March of 2006 and all Sam Goody stores were eventually changed to the f.y.e. name.

A man in a business suit is sitting on a freshly painted bench on a white background with red outlines.

The Sad Sack was a comic strip and comic book character created by Sgt. George Baker during WWII. The expression was made by shortening the military slang "sad sack of shit".

A sad sack is an inept person who makes mistakes despite good intentions.

Blue text on white background with a blue silhouette of a cowboy on a bucking horse.

Round-up clubs have been popular throughout the United States, particularly in the rural, country regions and the Southern states. Round-up clubs hold rodeo competitions, roping events, horse racing, horse shows, riding classes, and other events.  In the 1940s, many of these events drew spectators from throughout the county and provided a social gathering place for members of the community.

Roy Lichtenstein illustration of a woman with pinkish skin and yellow hair and a red,white and blue striped ribbon in her hair.

Roy Lichtenstein was an American artist who was extremely prolific in the 1960s in particular. Lichtenstein was considered a pop artist, among the likes of Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol. Lichtenstein’s most popular works are those that parody comic strip art. Although he has been considered an American pop artist, Lichtenstein labels his work as industrial painting. Lichtenstein was born and raised in Manhattan, but studied art at the Ohio State University with Hoyt L. Sherman. Lichtenstein’s work closely resembles the comic strips that he was emulating, but what he really wished to do create in the way that mass media was portraying art. Many critics questioned Lichtenstein’s approach as being unoriginal and empty. Lichtenstein moved away from using comic strips as inspiration by about 1965 when he started creating sculptures and other art works. Although Lichtenstein’s comic book art is widely accepted today there is still controversy surrounding them because the artist never credited or paid royalties to any of the original artists that he emulated. 

Black text with black decorative swirls in the center of button, black text around border on off-white background. 

The Rock Island Stove Company like many businesses at the turn of century released pieces of memorabilia. The company itself produced various heating/cooking stoves beginning in 1868 up until the stock market crash of 1929. The company is unique in that it was one of the first to produce stoves for western areas. The three men from Geneso (IL) who founded the company came to Rock Island in 1870 and officially founded the Rock Island Stove Company. At the company's height it sold  heaters all the way from Virginia to Oregon. 
Other promotional goods the company put out included pocket mirrors for make-up application (with the name of the company on them) and entire cookbooks in order to appeal to women through the 1890s - 1920s.

An illustration of an open mouth with a tongue sticking out. There is a sword going through the mouth with the yellow handle on the top right and the point on the bottom left. A red and white flower and green leaves are on the top left. A banner stretches across the bottom lip and tongue that is yellow and blue. The lips and tongue are red, the teeth are white, and the opening of the mouth is blue. The text is black.

The Rolling Stones are a British rock band that began performing in 1962. Still active today, current band members include Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Charlie Watts. The Rolling Stones are estimated to have sold over 250 million records over the years. The band was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame; and has been ranked number 4 and number 10 of artists worldwide by Rolling Stone magazine and Billboard magazine, respectively. The iconic Rolling Stones logo, "Tongue and Lip Design", was created by John Pasche in 1971.

The studio album, Tattoo You, was released in 1981. It included the singles "Start Me Up", "Waiting on a Friend" and "Hang Fire".

Additional information can be found on the site http://www.rollingstones.com

A illustration of an open mouth with a tongue sticking out. The lips and tongue are red, the teeth and button background are white, and the opening of the mouth is black.

The Rolling Stones are a British rock band that began performing in 1962. Still active today, current band members include Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Charlie Watts. The Rolling Stones are estimated to have sold over 250 million records over the years. The band was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame; and has been ranked number 4 and number 10 of artists worldwide by Rolling Stone magazine and Billboard magazine, respectively. The iconic Rolling Stones logo, "Tongue and Lip Design", was created by John Pasche in 1971.

An image of a record player arm is in the background. The text is red and runs over the image and wraps around the button like a border. The background is white.

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Red winged emblem on a white background in the center surrounded by a teal ring with white text and an outer white ring with red text. 

In the 1940s, WFRB – the first radio station in Baltimore, Maryland – ran a regular program for children called “The Hobby Club of the Air.” Sometimes called “Uncle Frank’s Hobby Club,” the show was developed and presented by Frank Woodfield, a man who was considered one of Maryland’s leading educators of the time and a former director of the Maryland Academy of Sciences. For five years, “Uncle Frank” helped kids avoid delinquency by teaching them to develop their hobbies and exposing them to new hobbies. The program was sponsored by Rice’s Bakery.

Telecasting. (1947, November 10). Programs. Broadcasting Magazine, 65. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/Archive-BC-IDX/47-OCR/1947-11-10-BC-OCR-Page-0065.pdf#search=%22hobby%20club%22 Accessed July 23, 2015.

Blue illustration of a dancer on a white background with blue text on either side surrounded by a blue border with white text. 

The Rialto Dance School was located in Montreal, Canada, and was active in the 1930s. The Rialto Dance School often hosted recitals open to the public, and often advertised their classes and performances in the local newspaper, the Montreal Gazette. 

This pin was most likely worn by a student of the Rialto Dance School, which offered lessons for various types of dancing to students of all ages.