Collection Highlights
Wig curler
1760-1775
INV.5924.77
Clay
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
1963-1980
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 2 in. ( 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Oval metal pin-back button "KENNEDY/ THE MAN/ THE MYTH/ THE AIRPORT"; button is black and red with white lettering and has a picture of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in black/white.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
2001.201
Gallery Label
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) was the 35th President of the United States. In 1963, the year of his election and assasination, the International Airport was rededicated in his memory.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
