Button, Political
Button, Political
Button, Political

Button, Political

Object number2013.126.2
Manufacturer
Datec. 1960
MediumMetal, paper, ink
Credit LineGift of Patricia Bakich
DescriptionMulticolored, rectangular button with an image of a multicolored flying dove in the center with a peace sign on each side. Multicolor text across the top and bottom. Metal pin across the back.Dimensions2.75 x 1.75 x 0.312 in. (7 x 4.4 x 0.8 cm)
InscriptionsAcross the top and bottom reads: "PITTSBURGHERS / FOR PEACE / NO / WAR!"

Along right edge reads: "House-To-House Campaign Against the War".

Along the left side reads: "www.peaceburgh.org".

Along the bottom edge reads: "Peace is Patriotic".
Historical NotesPart of a collection bought and worn by donor Patricia Bakich during her time in graduate school in Pittsburgh in the early 1960s. The donor attended the Pitt School of Social Work and was very involved in social justice issues in Pittsburgh in the 1960s. She purchased this button at the Merton Center gift shop.
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