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Pinback button for the New York Black Yankees

1932 - 1948

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

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

New York Black Yankees button with metal pin back. The front of the button has a white background with a blue line drawing of a baseball with shading at the bottom and two crossed baseball bats at the top. There is blue text at the center that reads "N.Y. BLACK YANKEES."

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Catalog reference: 2013.171.8

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