Black and white photograph of Lindbergh with text surrounding image and red, white and blue stars and stripes on the outer edge and rim.

Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 - August 26, 1974) is an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist. He gained worldwide fame for his 3,600 mile non-stop flight from New York to Paris in 1927. He flew his single seat, single engine plane Spirit of St. Louis to accomplish this feat. The Lindbergh cross-Atlantic flight inspired a generation of WWII pilots and was heavily celebrated with buttons and other souvenirs.

Black and white image of the Centennial Congregation Church on white background with black text around the button's border.

During World War II, three Protestant churches in the small village of West Winfield, New York, came to the conclusion that there was a way that they could come together and contribute to the war effort. To preserve the resources required to heat and maintain each churches’ separate buildings, services could be rotated between the three buildings. One week they would be in the Baptist church, the next in the Methodist church, and the following week in the Congregational church.

The spirit of community they experienced in this endeavor led them to decide to consolidate themselves into one church. Churches that weren’t part of the original three were also invited to join in the spirit of ecumenicalism. Today the church that they formed together continues on as The Federated Church of West Winfield, “A Place to Belong.”

The button was made by the Whitehead & Hoag Co.—America's premier button manufacturer from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.

Woman wearing a white bonnet with pink bow on a bi-colored pink and white background. Blue text on both white and pink halves of button. Silver button attached to bottom of button.

Shabbona is a village located in DeKalb County, 30 miles west of Aurora IL.  As of 2010, the population census was 925.  The village is named after Chief Shabbona of the Potawatomi tribe, who traveled through the Fox Valley warning white people of the approaching Black Hawk war.

Black and white photograph of a tall thin man boxing with a short stout man. Black text on each side of the image and red text in the center and on the upper and lower edge of the button.

Promotional button for the Canton Free Street Fair in 1900, highlighting a sideshow boxing event with George Moore and Fred Howe. Fred Howe (the portly fellow) was reported to be 5'4" and 435 pounds and George Moore (the thin giant) was billed at 7' 2" and 110 pounds. Both are said to have been 22 years old at the time this photo was taken.

Red text and illustration of a boy's profile on a yellow background.

Organized by the Rotary Club of New York and other local organizations, the first Boys' Week was held in New York City in May 1920. The program was a part of an effort to promote youth development in the areas of education, hygiene, health, and vocation. And by the mid-1920s, Boys' Week would become a global event—being held in nearly 600 locations across 25 countries.  Furthermore, the number of participating towns and cities grew to about 3,000. 

Boys' Week became 'Youth Week' in 1934, and later changed to 'Boys and Girls' Week' in 1936.  

Black text on white and blue background. Text surrounding a blonde burlesque dancer riding a mule with green saddle. 

Have info on this button? Contact us here.

Black text on football illustration.

Have info on this button? Contact us here.

Illustration of a red apple on a white background surrounded with black text.

Most likely manufactured in the 1960s, this particular button is a souvenir from the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, a celebration that is held annually in Winchester, Virginia. The first Apple Blossom Festival was held on May 3rd, 1924, and it celebrated the coronation of Elizabeth Steck, a Winchester resident who had the pleasure of assuming the title of 'Queen Shenandoah I'. Since then, eighty two queens have reigned over the festival. The extravaganza continues to be a source of civic and local pride as residents celebrated the festival's 89th anniversary in 2013.

Orange button with black text and an image of a grey haired man in the center.

The Antique Engine and Tractor Association promotes the hobby of collecting and restoring tractors.

This button shows the image of Lester L. Roos (1900-1983). Loos worked in the tractor industry for decades: selling them, building engines and later re-producing Stover engines and reselling parts for the antique tractor hobbyists.

Color photograph of three astronuats in spacesuits without helmets on moon background, red top edge border and blue bottom edge border with white lettering. Spacecraft name is shown in red, astronauts' names in blue below the photograph.

On July 19, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin boarded the Apollo XI lunar module while fellow astronaut Michael Collins remained on the spacecraft checking for any visual problems with the lunar module. He saw none and told the Eagle crew (Armstrong & Aldrin), "You cats take it easy on the lunar surface." At 10:28 p.m. EDT, Neil Armstrong turned on the video cameras that transmitted images from the moon to over a half billion people's television sets on Earth.

Apollo XI was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. The first steps by humans on another planetary body were taken by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969. The astronauts also returned to Earth the first samples from another planetary body. Apollo 11 achieved its primary mission - to perform a manned lunar landing and return the mission safely to Earth - and paved the way for the Apollo lunar landing missions to follow.