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WORK FOR PEACE NOV. 13 & 14 (dove)

WORK FOR PEACE NOV. 13 & 14 (dove)
Title
WORK FOR PEACE NOV. 13 & 14 (dove)
Object name 
Political pin-back button
Date 
ca. 1969
Medium 
Metal
Dimensions 
diameter: 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 cm )
Description 
Circular political pin-back button; blue back ground with white lettering and image; image of a dove with an olive branch in its beak; "WORK FOR PEACE / NOV 13 & 14"
Credit Line 
Gift of Toni Ellen Heisler
Object Number 
2003.64.46
Marks 
crimp: white lettering "COLUMBIA ADVERTISING CO 133-17 101st AVE , RICHMOND HILL, NY 10007"
Gallery Label 
This button was issued in support of the Anti-Vietnam War movement.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group