Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen

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Text on Button EST. 2015 GRAIN CRAFT BAR + KITCHEN NO. 1 NEWARK DE
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The background of this button has a light brown wave pattern throughout, and the face is divided into uneven thirds. The top section features black text and an illustration of a steam-powered amphibious vehicle on a tea green background. A signature reading "Oliver Evans" can be seen behind the illustration. The middle section is the largest and displays black text on a light tan background. The third section also has a tea green background and black text and contains a small portrait illustration of Oliver Evans.

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Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen is a restaurant chain that opened originally in Newark, Delaware in 2015. The restaurant works with local community organizations to raise money through different types of events at their establishments and has raised over $40k since the chain’s creation. Oliver Evans was chosen as a mascot for the restaurant for his connection to the Delaware Valley and for his invention of the automated flour mill in 1790. Grain now has five locations around the Delaware Valley area. 

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History. (n.d.). Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://meetatgrain.com/history
 

Catalog ID AD1048

Big Al Picks Pontiac

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Text on Button "BIG AL" picks Pontiac
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White text on a bright blue background.

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Pontiac was a well-renowned American automobile brand. It first achieved popularity with the release of the Chief in 1926, which became the top-selling six-cylinder vehicle in the US. Pontiac became known as an affordable and reliable brand under its parent company General Motors, and was admired for its distinguishable visual elements such as the split grille and the silver streak running over the hood.

In the 1960s Pontiac transitioned towards performance sports cars, producing the GTO in 1964, which is considered the original “muscle car.” Several years later the Firebird achieved similar success, becoming an American icon over the years. 

Despite Pontiac’s achievements, the company succumbed to the 2008 financial crisis and discontinued production in 2010. 

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Classics & Beyond Auto Gallery. (n.d). The history of Pontiac. https://www.classicsbeyond.com/history-of-pontiac#:~:text=Pontiac's%20E…

Catalog ID AD1047

Peace Progress Prosperity

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Text on Button PEACE * PROGRESS * PROSPERITY IKE / PEACE * PROGRESS * PROSPERITY DICK
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A lenticular image that switches between a black and white photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower's head surrounded by white text on a gray background, and a black and white photograph of Richard Nixon's head surrounded by black text on a white background.

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Manufactured by

(scratched out, illegible)

Includes a Lithographers Union Bug 

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After commanding the victorious allied forces in France and North Africa during WWII, General Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower was persuaded to run for President in the early 1950s. He chose as his running mate Richard M. Nixon, who at the time was a senator from California known for convicting the Soviet spy Alger Hiss.

The pair won a landslide victory, and Ike remained committed to his policy of maintaining world peace. He quickly negotiated the end of the Korean War, and sought friendly relations with Russia. Although he and Nixon would disagree on fundamental issues surrounding foreign policy and civil rights, the two would nevertheless remain close, especially after Ike’s grandson married Nixon’s daughter. Ike would later endorse Nixon’s own presidency in 1969.

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Berger, B. (2013, February 15). Eisenhower and Nixon: Secrets of an unlikely pair. U.S. News. https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2013/02/15/eisenhower-and-nixon… US Government. (n.d.). Richard M. Nixon. The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/richard-m-n… US Government. (n.d.). Dwight D. Eisenhower. The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/dwight-d-ei…
Catalog ID PO1223

Kennedy the Man for the 60's

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Text on Button THE MAN FOR THE 60's JOHN F. KENNEDY
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A lenticular image that switches between a black and white photograph of John F. Kennedy's smiling face with black text underneath, and an image of bold white text on a black background.

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VARI-VUE® by

 PICTORIAL PRODUCTIONS, INC.

MT. VERNON, N.Y., U.S.A.

PAT. NO. 2,815,316

Includes a Lithographer's Union Bug

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to as JFK, was the thirty-fifth president of the United States and started his term in January of 1961. Kennedy was born May 29, 1917, to Rose and Joseph of the prominent Kennedy family. He was one of nine. Born into a privileged upbringing, Kennedy was prepared for a political career by his politician father. There was controversy about his nomination due to Kennedy being the first Catholic president. It didn’t dissuade the majority, however, because he won the election beating future president Richard Nixon. His term ended in tragedy when he was assassinated in November of 1963.

Catalog ID PO1222

Volunteers

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Text on Button VOLUNTEERS Our Greatest Natural Resource
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Red text and illustrations on a white background. There is a small heart logo with center text and the text on the outer edge is followed by silhouettes of an assortment of different people that continue back to the start of the text. 

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Catalog ID CA0882

Public Health

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Text on Button PUBLIC HEALTH Healthy People In Healthy Communities
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Illustration and text displayed is white on a red background. Illustration depicts three people, arm in arm, waving to the viewer.

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Public health is a subset of healthcare that encompasses preventing disease, promoting health through community action, and epidemiology, or the study of disease outbreaks. The Vermont Department of Public Health – Bennington is a county government public health organization. Their office partners with county, state, and federal government services, schools, health care providers, community groups and local individuals to nurture well-being through public health in Bennington County. This button shows the department's logo and motto: "Healthy People in Healthy Communities".

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Vermont Department of Public Health (2023) Bennington. Accessed February 2, 2023 via https://www.healthvermont.gov/local/bennington

Vermont Department of Public Health Facebook Profile (2023) Profile Photo [Digital Image]. Accessed February 2, 2023 via https://www.facebook.com/vdhbennington/

Encyclopædia Britannica. (n.d.). Public health. Britannica Academic. Accessed February 2, 2023 via https://academic-eb-com.ezproxy1.library.arizona.edu/levels/collegiate/a...

National Library of Medicine (2023) Public Health. Accessed February 2, 2023 via https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68011634

Catalog ID CA0881

Randolph-Macon Women's College Founders' Day

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Text on Button Founders' Day 2002 Randolph-Macon Women's College
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Stylized painting of a looming, black building with four white columns on a green lawn covered with roses that continue up the outer edge of the button. The sky behind the building is white and streaked with yellow and orange. 

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BADGE-A-MINIT

1-800-223-4103

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Randolph-Macon Women’s College, known as Randolph College since 2007 when it started admitting men, is a private college in Lynchburg Virginia. The college was established in 1891 when the president of Randolph-Macon College was unable to garner support to have the school be open to female enrollment. After struggling to find a suitable location for the establishment the city of Lynchburg donated fifty acres to the institution. Founder’s Day is March 10th and is celebrated with various events on campus. As noted on the college’s official site since Founder’s Day usually falls during the week of Spring Break they celebrate it later in March.

Catalog ID SC0066

Food Operations

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Text on Button Food Operations we've got what you're hungry for...
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White text on a red background.

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Catalog ID AD1046

Yes! Michigan

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Text on Button Yes! M!ch!gan
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Dark blue text outlined in yellow over yellow text on a dark blue background. A solid yellow depiction of the state of Michigan sits at the top left.

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This is likely based on a tourism promo video about the State of Michigan showing what amenities it has to offer, including outdoor activities such as boating, skiing, and sports.

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YES! M!CH!GAN. Retrieved 27 November 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHCXcelqbtY

Catalog ID AD1045

Huey Lewis and the News

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Text on Button Huey Lewis AND THE NEWS
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Large black text above a small black text box with teal text. The text is set atop a pink triangle, its corners nearly touch the outer edge, Text and triangle are on a teal background.

Curl Text © 1984 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS BUTTON-UP CO. 22120 RYAN, WARREN. MI., 48091
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Huey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based out of San Francisco, California. During the 1980s and 1990s they achieved 19 top ten singles that appeared on various charts. In 1983, the band released their most successful album Sports. 

Although the band has changed members throughout the years, they still continue to release albums.

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Huey Lewis and the News. Retrieved 27, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Lewis_and_the_News

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