Illustration of anthropomorphic teeth conducting dental exam in white and green on white background. Text in white on green. 

These buttons were often given to children after they visited the dentist and received a clean bill of health.

Red, white and blue illustration of a clown appears on blue background. Text in white on red smile of clown. 

This pin was part of a membership kit for the Comic Weekly Club produced by Whitman Publishing. The kit would have included a membership card and 8-page booklet with comics and activities. 

Dark green marbleized text on gold glitter background. Dark green marbleized outer rim. 

The American Child Heath Association (ACHA), or the Child Hygiene League, was an important children's welfare organization throughout the 1920s and early 1930s. Established in 1923, the organization attempted to ameliorate the dismal health conditions found in many of the nations' larger cities. ACHA projects included the improvement of infant mortality statistics, attempts to improve the safety of the nation's milk supply, campaigns to bring child healthcare to rural areas, and numerous attempts to end child labor. The organization not only succeeded in bringing renewed national attention to child labor, but it also helped spur the development of public health care systems throughout many states.

Stylized letter C in dark yellow outlined in dark red. Dark red text on letter C. White background. 

The Chicago Boys Clubs was founded 1901. It is one of the oldest, non-profit youth recreation organizations in Chicago. The organization changed its name in 1985  to Chicago Boys and Girls Club, and once more in 1989 to Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago.

Letter T inside illustration of a train wheel. Union bug on bottom left. Red circle with white text, white outer rim. 

The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen was founded in June 1883 in Oneonta, N.Y. The group later merged with three other brotherhoods to create the United Transportation Union on January 1, 1969.

Blue and white illustration of a leaping fish. Text in dark blue on outer rim, white background. 

The first known Boys’ Club was known as “The Dashaway Club,” founded in 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut. Three women took pity on a group of lonely and shabby boys and invited them into their homes for refreshments and recreation. The club became so popular that they rented a meeting hall and offered dramatics, music and books. In 1880, Mary Stuart Hall – another public-spirited woman from Hartford (and the first female lawyer in the state of Connecticut) reorganized the “Dashaway Club” as “The Good Will Boys Club.” Hall wanted to prove that even tough street kids, given opportunity and guidance, could get along in society and abide by the rules. She drew upon her legal training to teach these young “citizens” to live by the rules of law. 

Illustration of Bizzy Bear in black on white background. Text in black on white background, black outer rim. 

'Bizzy the Bear' was the creation of Ralph Eckhart and Edith Oliver Jones—editorial artists for the Cleveland Plain Dealer during the 1930s. The comic strip and illustrated bed time story sought to not only entertain children, but to provide them with an outlet to learn 'safety tips' and lessons. Furthermore, if any child learned all six of 'Bizzys' safety rules,' then he or she would've been mailed an honorary club badge—most likely in the form of the button pictured above. 

Although not much is known about Jones, after Eckhart's service in World War II, he continued to do editorial work for the Pasadena Independent-News, a California-based newspaper. 

Black, gray, and white illustration of Bigfoot. Gray text on bottom. 

Big Foot is often described, and reported, as being a large ape-like creature between seven and ten feet tall, weighing approximately 500 pounds. The creature is a biped and is thought to mainly reside in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Most scientists believe that Bigfoot is a combination of hoax, folklore, and misidentification. Those that have witnessed Bigfoot claim that the creature has a strong and unpleasant odor and large eyes and brow ridge.  There, to this day, as not been any scientific evidence presented that Big Foot actually exists. There have been some speculations about Big Foot’s ties to prehistoric populations called Gigantopithecus. Although no fossils of this species have been found in North America it is possible that the species migrated across the Bering Straight like other populations. Nonetheless, the Gigantopithecus theory is, for all intents and purposes, extremely speculative as well. Although there have been instances of proposed “evidence” concerning the existence of Big Foot, there is still no scientific evidence. For example, the 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film, which is so well known, still provides no solid data or evidence that Big Foot exists. Regardless of the lack of scientific evidence, Big Foot definitely exists as a popular culture phenomenon. Big Foot has existed in American popular culture for over forty-five years and will continue to be a recognizable icon.

This button was manufactured by the Busy Beaver Button Co.

Blue, black, and white illustration of a nuclear facility. Stylized character rendered in orange, white, and black is "inspecting" the facility. Inner circle of light blue with white text. Outer bands of gold and red, with text in black on gold outer band. 

Big Rock Point Nuclear plant was the first nuclear facility in Michigan; it opened in 1962 and operated until 1997. Its reactor was made by General Electric, and an early promotional video for the plant featured Ronald Reagan, who was a spokesman for GE. 

Black Batman symbol on silver background with text in black and silver. 

In a 2012 report, Forbes magazine classed Bruce Wayne as the eighth richest fictional character in popular culture with an estimated net worth of $6.9 billion.