Blue text on a white background, with a cat resting on a blue horizontal line. Three lines branching out from the cats tail, one line branching out to three rainbows, second line branching out to three black hats, and the third line branching out to three red apples.

VAX (Virtual Address Extension) was an innovative computer programming architecture developed by Digital Equipment Corporation in the mid-1970s.  The VAX architecture was used in various operating systems up until 2000, when Compaq announced that it would discontinue VAX products.  Despite its discontinuation, the VAX framework was influential to the development of computer programming. Featured on the button we see the Cheshire Cat, nicknamed Albert, the mascot of the VAX architecture.

Black letters "G C I U" form a smiley face on a yellow background. 

GCIU stands for the Graphic Communications International Union, a design and printing union. The GCIU Union label signifies that all aspects of the work, from typesetting to finishing, were performed by union labor. 

This button is a variation of the classic yellow smiley face which is comprised of a yellow circle, two black dots for eyes and a black arc ending in serifs for a mouth. It  was designed in 1963 by by commercial artist, Harvey Ross Ball. Ball was commissioned by The State Mutual Life Insurance Company to create a happy face to raise the morale of their employees. His version was created in 10 minutes. The design was printed onto more than 50 million buttons. Neither Ball nor the company copyrighted this smiley, so it was continually used by other businesses in their promotions.

The design and concept is quite simple and was definitely used before Ball’s 1963 version. However his has become the most iconic. Variations have been used for advertising campaigns and in popular culture ever since.

Yellow text outlined in black with white and black text around the border on red background. 

An Orthodox Christian Vacation Church School (VCS) program embraces the teachings and traditions of Orthodox Christianity: Scripture, saints, feasts, worship, music, and prayers. VCS programs incorporate a number of "summer camp" type activities not possible during typical church school lessons, such as puppet shows and recreation. VCS differs from a Vacation "Bible" School, which focuses primarily on stories from the Bible and may or may not incorporate other dimensions of the Orthodox Church. 

Bright blue text inside a white hexagon. White company logo below the hexagon on a blue background. 

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Red text on a yellow background, with a blue outline of a young boy's head and a blue outline of a satellite.

We have three words for you: Vacation Bible School!  VBS is a summer day camp program targeted at getting young people interested in "learning about the bible and Christian faith" and localized by congregations offering the program.  The program started as early as 1894 in Hopedale, Illinois by Sunday School teacher D.T. Miles.  Standard Publishing has produced the printed materials for the courses since 1923, although the program itself is not standardized.  This pin advertises VBS Radio, in which local churches can broadcast Vacation Bible School programming year-round.  VBS Radio stations are still locally broadcast today, and even online!

Blue smiley face on American flag background. 

This is a very patriotic variation of the classic yellow smiley face that is comprised of a yellow circle, two black dots for eyes and a black arc ending in serifs for a mouth. It  was designed in 1963 by by commercial artist, Harvey Ross Ball. Ball was commissioned by The State Mutual Life Insurance Company to create a happy face to raise the morale of their employees. His version was created in 10 minutes. The design was printed onto more than 50 million buttons. Neither Ball nor the company copyrighted this smiley, so it was continually used by other businesses in their promotions. 

The design and concept is quite simple and was definitely used before Ball’s 1963 version. However his has become the most iconic. Variations have been used for advertising campaigns and in popular culture ever since.

Red letters on yellow button.

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Orange and black "tiger stripes"  with black band in the middle. White text reads "I'm Bold!" in the middle of the black band. 

Created for Chicago radio station, WCFL circa 1965. It was owned by the Chicago Federation of Labor. and strived to be the "voice of Labor" in Chicago. They had a campaign trying to  " One of the station's first promotions was the "Bold" campaign-describing itself as a bold, new way of presenting today's music and its listeners (who wore "I'm Bold!" buttons) as bold enough to want a change."

White button with blue text andan image of the zodiac symbol for carpricorns.

Capricorn is the tenth sign of the Zodiac.  Capricorn is ruled by the planet Saturn. 

White and black text on blue background.

This is a play on words based on the famous axiom on U.S. currency "In God we Trust."