Commemorative Button

button

Name/Title

Commemorative Button

Entry/Object ID

2013.9.17

Description

Round light blue metal button printed in black with an image of a person in a small kaya and the words, "I SURVIVED THE MONTPELIER FLOOD March 11, 1992".

Context

The downtown area of Montpelier, Vermont, flooded in 1992 after an ice jam blocked the already high Winooski River during a spring thaw.

Acquisition

Accession

2013.9

Source or Donor

Donovan, Paul J.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Valerie Ball, friend, activist, walker

Made/Created

Date made

1992

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Button, Promotional

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

2-1/4 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

1992 Flood