Pin-back button

Identifier
irn601579
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.238.12
  • 2018.164
  • 2018.233
  • 2018.287
  • 2018.467
  • 2018.568
  • 2019.24
  • 2019.110
  • 2019.249
  • 2019.507
  • 2019.550
  • 2020.26
  • 2021.217
  • 2022.109
  • 2022.162
  • 2022.220
  • 2023.17
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn601579

Extent and Medium

overall: | Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)

Archival History

The propaganda button was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Forrest Robinson Jr.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Forrest James Robinson, Jr.

Scope and Content

American propaganda anti-Axis pin

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Circular metal pin with text “Keep / Him / Free” and image of bald eagle in center; printed in blue on white background; dated circa 1914-1940s; curator’s note: similar text and imagery used on Buy War Savings Stamps poster issued by US Treasury Department during WWI.

Genre

  • Object
  • Identifying Artifacts
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.