Pinback button for the New York Black Yankees

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A circular New York Black Yankees pinback button. The pin is designed to look like a baseball with an image of crossed bats and baseball at the top with the text: [N.Y. BLACK / YANKEES] underneath. The images, type, and design are in blue over a white background. The back of the button has a maker’s mark that has been covered by two stickers and a fastener.

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