White text and a white illustration of a panther head on a black background

Actress Sybil Danning starred as Ilona in the 1984 movie The Panther Squad. In the film directed by Pierre Chevalier Danning’s character leads a group of women known as the Panther Squad. The squad assists an international group called the New Organization of Nations, which is working to explore outer space. The environmental terrorist group Space Clean is focused on stopping that space exploration. When Space Clean abducts an astronaut, the New Organization of Nations sends the Panther Squad after the terrorists to rescue the hostage.  

Blue background with black illustration of U.S. Capitol building and white hand making a peace sign

This button was made by the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam for a series of protests against the Vietnam war on November 13-15, 1969 in Washington D.C.  The organization was formed in Washington D.C. in 1967 to organize demonstrations against the Vietnam War.

Black block letters on white background, green frog graphic with red lips in middle

From the American Cancer Society's anti-smoking campaign in the 1970s. In the late 1960s ACS aired it's first anti-smoking advertisement on television. Their campaign continues today, supporting people who wish to quit smoking by hosting an annual "smoke free 24 hours" the third Thursday in November each year. 

Abstract pattern of black crisscrossing lines on a yellow background.

This illustration is part of a series of buttons that were distributed at the Park Place Gallery in New York, the first art gallery in SoHo. According to an Art in America article, they were given out during the opening show in 1966 at a party for the Rolling Stones at the Scene discotheque. The buttons were designed by different artists including Dean Fleming, Tony Magar, Tamara Melcher, Patsy Krebs, and Steve Vasey. According to Fleming, the colorful geometric designs encourage the viewer to interpret the art in their own way.

Abstract design of an orange triangle with a white zigzag shape on a blue background. 

This illustration is part of a series of buttons that were distributed at the Park Place Gallery in New York, the first art gallery in SoHo. According to an Art in America article, they were given out during the opening show in 1966 at a party for the Rolling Stones at the Scene discotheque. The designs were created by different artists including Dean Fleming, Tony Magar, Tamara Melcher, Patsy Krebs, and Steve Vasey. According to Fleming, the colorful geometric designs encourage the viewer to interpret the art in their own way.

Color portrait of a woman in profile wearing a green hat with yellow tassels and a green and yellow blouse with flowers in her hair on a dark green background. 

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Black and white illustration of an orca whale on a white background. 

The Orca, known colloquially as the Killer Whale, is the largest member of the dolphin family. Orcas are considered to be one of the world’s most ferocious predators, subsisting on a diet of other marine mammals—seals, sea lions, and other species of whales—as well as fish, squid, and sometimes sea birds. Orcas are easily recognizable due to their distinctive black and white coloring, and are highly intelligent and cunning. They travel in pods of up to 40, and use echolocation to communicate and strategize when hunting. Orca pods are led by a dominant female, and scientists believe that each pod develops its own unique way of communicating, similar to a dialect. Orcas have not been hunted extensively, however populations in North America, Iceland, and Japan have dwindled significantly due to live capture for placement in marine parks and aquariums. 

Black and white illustration of a blue whale on a white background. 

The Blue Whale, at approximately 100 feet in length and 200 tons, is the largest known animal ever to have lived on Earth. A blue whale’s tongue alone is larger than an elephant; its heart is larger than an average-sized car. Despite their large size, blue whales are not aggressive predators. Rather, they subsist on a diet of almost solely krill—tiny shrimp-like animals. Blue whales usually swim alone or in pairs, and can be found in all the oceans around the world. In addition to owning the title of largest animal, blue whales are also considered the loudest animals on earth. Like other whales and dolphins, blue whales use groans and pulses to both navigate and communicate.

Blue whales have few natural predators, however they were driven to near extinction by the mid-20th century due to aggressive hunting. They became a protected species in 1966, and though populations have grown to some extent since then, as of 2015, the blue whale is still officially classified as an endangered species. It is thought that there are between 10,000 to 25,000 of these gentle giants currently living in the wild.

Painting of a train on a bridge with smoke coming out of the train. Button has different shades of blue.

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Red illustration of a man sitting in a bathtub with yellow text on the bathtub on a yellow background. 

Promotional item for the Broadway play You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, a series of four one-act comedy plays by Robert Anderson.