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Political button with image of man’s head in profile with question mark in the center surrounde…
MIA Missing or Prisoner Button
Political button with image of man’s head in profile with question mark in the center surrounde…
Political button with image of man’s head in profile with question mark in the center surrounded by the words "MIA Missing or Prisoner"

MIA Missing or Prisoner Button

Historic Owner
Date1970–1976
PeriodCold War
Mediumpaper, plastic, metal
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Ellen Wahl Parker. 2017.27.02
Object number2017.27.02
DescriptionButton, Political; Black and white stick pin button with a white silhouette of a man’s head with a black question mark in the center. Along the rim is “MIA // Missing or Prisoner” printed in white.
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