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Environmental Button
Object Details
- Description
- The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970. The occasion was first conceived by Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, as a national day of observance for environmental problems. Millions of people participated in events across the country, while thousands of schools held special educational sessions, all dealing with environmental concerns. Earth Day has since become an annual event, celebrated worldwide.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Horn Badge Company
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Date made
- 1970
- ID Number
- 1993.3186.08
- nonaccession number
- 1993.3186
- catalog number
- 1993.3186.08
- maker
- Edward Horn Co.
- Object Name
- button
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5.1 cm x 1.2 cm; 2 in x 1/2 in
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- Subject
- Environmental Movement
- Record ID
- nmah_333291
- Usage
- CC0
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