Collection Highlights
The Indian Hunter
1860
1939.390
Brown patinated bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badges/buttons (2)
Object name
Badges/buttons (2)
Date
1914-1920
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
overall1: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Description
Two metal pin-back lapel buttons "NATIONAL SECURITY LEAGUE"; copper; image of an eagle.
Object Number
INV.4950
Gallery Label
In 1918, the American Defense Society was formed as a vigilante pro-American anticommunist orginization. These buttons were worn to oppose U.S. involvement in World War I.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
