Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
1970-1973
Medium
Metal, plastic
Dimensions
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description
Circular pin-back button: "NIXON/EATS/LETTUCE"; image of a bird at bottom; green and black.
Credit Line
Gift of Norma P. Munn
Object Number
2002.68.22
Gallery Label
In 1970, the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) urged the public to boycott lettuce cultivated and sold by non-unionized lettuce producers. This button accused President Nixon of supporting the opposition.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
