Red illustration of a women with red text and outer ring with white background.

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White text on a black background.

"Give a damn" is the slogan for the New York Urban Coalition campaign.  Also, it is the name of a song released as a public service for the campaign by Spanky and Our Gang. Here is a video link of the famous 1968 commercial for the New York Urban Coalition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuDBcpmiipI.

Dark green psychedelic text on yellow background.

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White rounded text conforming to the button shape on a dark blue background.

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Black text on a bright orange background.

Franz Kafka (1883-1924), was a a writer whose stories often explored themes of alienation, suffering, and transformation. Some of Kafka’s most widely read works include The Metamorphosis, The Trial, and In the Penal Colony.  

A “kvetch” is a Yiddish word that identifies someone as a chronic complainer.

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Dr. Christiaan Barnard (November 8, 1922 – September 2, 2001) was a South African heart surgeon who performed the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant in 1967. The recipient, Louis Washkansky, lived for 18 days, a considerable milestone for the time.

This button implies that the doctor is waiting for organ donors and if you do not drive carefully you may become one.

White text on black background.

A humorously intended, pro-alcohol abuse button.

Black text on a white background with red and white checkered edge border.

This quote is credited to Elbert Hubbard, born in 1856, who was an American writer and artist. Hubbard died on the RMS Lusitania when it was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915.

Black text on light green background on upper half,  light green text on red background on lower half.

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Illustration of a flapper face with heart-shaped lips, looking to her left.

Garter buttons like this one became very popular in the 1920s as attitudes loosened in a post World War I America. The flapper craze saw women rolling down their stockings, a trademark fashion, and adding in a colorful garter with a fun button. These buttons often had a cartoon face like Betty Boop printed with a ribbon hanging off that read either “You’d be Surprised” or “Did You Get Yours?”

Learn more about the History of Flapper Buttons on the Busy Beaver blog.