Name/Title
[2nd Annual AIDS Walk Chicago Pinback Button]Entry/Object ID
2022.12.01Tags
HIV/AIDS Activism, Events, SlogansDescription
A circular, white pinback button featuring a red-dotted border and reading "I Walked in the 2nd Annual Walk for Life! AIDS Walk Chicago." Depicted is a walking heart figure holding a black banner that reads the "2nd Annual" text in white, along with black shoe prints, and a graphic of the "interpreter" sign in American Sign Language (ASL) with the text "Co-Sign" below.Item Type
Pinback buttonUse
Likely a souvenir from the 2nd Annual Walk for Life, AIDS Walk Chicago event in 1991.Collection
Adrian J. Cardwell CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1991Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisRegion
MidwestContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Button, InsigniaNomenclature Primary Object Term
InsigniaNomenclature Sub-Class
Status SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsGetty AAT
Concept
LGBTQ+, memorabilia, AIDS (medical syndrome), health, event buttonsGuide Term
figure- and animal-derived motifsSearch Terms
American Sign Language (ASL)Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
AIDS awareness, AlliesCategory
HomosaurusOther Names
Name Type
Event NameOther Name
AIDS Walk Chicago; 2nd Annual Walk for LifeValuations
Valuation Type
Donor EstimateValue
$5.00Date
Oct 17, 2026Create Date
October 18, 2026Update Date
October 18, 2026