Flush button for toilet and sink from Camp A at Angola prison

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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.

Flush button for the toilet (2013.26.2.3.1) of cell no. 3 from Camp A at Angola prison. The button is attached to a pipe that was embedded into the wall of the cell and connected to the prison’s plumbing. The button has was flush with wall of the cell. The front of button and cover are painted white. In the center of button is engraved text that reads “PUSH.” The button cover has a raised center with the button extending out.

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