Button: American Red Cross. No date, ca. 1917-1919.
Entry/Object ID
2014.016.0001
Description
Button: [Red Cross]. No date, circa 1917-1919.
Printed metal, 7/16" diameter with inserted pin. Back has imprint of manufacturer: The American Art Works, Coshocton, Ohio.
Likely a button given by the American Red Cross to acknowledge a donation in that year; presumably the recipient would wear to display their support. A World War One item that could have typically been worn by a Hoboken resident, but it does not have a defined Hoboken provenance.
Per donor, this was among World War I items belonging to James Lowell Russell. See objects 2014.016.0002 for another pin of that era from same donor.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.016
Source or Donor
Paul, Rita
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift in memory of James Lowell Russell, grandfather of Rita Paul.
