White text and white illustration of a running water faucet on a blue background.

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Red text on a white background with an illustration in red of a person skiing down a mountain.

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The Red Shield Boys' Club was an after school and summer camp program put on by the Salvation Army. It has since become the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and serves children ages 6-17 and is defined by a four course curriculum of computer education, physical fitness, arts and crafts and nutrition wellness.

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Mister Softee is an ice cream truck franchisor popular in the Northeastern United States. Founded by William and James Conway in 1956, it has grown to become one of the largest franchisor of soft ice cream in the United States. It is headquartered in Runnemede, New Jersey and is still run by the Conway family. The Mister Softee Safety Club was a promotional road safety campaign that featured cartoon drawings of a boy and a girl with safety belts that read "Safety Club." These illustrations were printed on the ice cream trucks as well as other merchandise.

Black text on a gold background with and illustration in black of a Native American's head and headdress over the state of New Jersey.

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Red text on an ivory background surrounding a red and black illustration of the Hartford, Connecticut skyline. In the water in front of the skyline is a pyramid in black and red with the text in white which says "WE NEVER SLEEP" and an image of flames and a large X. The side of the pyramid reads "AMOS". In the sky is a red sun with black text that reads "HELLO AMOS".

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Founded in 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt during the National American Women Suffrage Association convention, the league was designed to help the 20 million American women who became eligible to vote with the passing of the 19th amendment. A grassroots, activist organization who believes that the people have a critical role in the running of the government, they have remained nonpartisan and do not support or oppose candidates nor political parties to avoid being bogged down in party politics. Their main mission is to encourage informed and active participation in government, work to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influence policy through education and advocacy.

There are over 90,000 members located in every state, membership is open to anyone who share's the league's purpose.

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The Stockyard Labor Council (1917-1922) was established as a coalition of Chicago's American Federation of Labor unions to organize meat packing house workers from all the crafts including meat cutters, machinists, electricians, carpenters, coopers, office workers, steamfitters, engineers, railway carmen and firemen. The union had only limited success in improving workers' conditions during WWI and by 1922 the group was defunct. Light surface wear marks only in reflected light.

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COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) was founded in 1973 as a union and advocacy group for prostitutes and others involved in the sex industry. Founded by Margo St. James, a former prostitute and madam, the group advocates for the decriminalization of prostitution as well as providing education to the public, expert testimony in legal cases and support and services to those involved in sex work. This button, from the mid-70s shortly after COYOTE was founded, features one of the group’s tag lines, “A Loose Woman’s Organization.” COYOTE is still active today with chapters in multiple states.