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ephemera (general object genre)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Counter-cultural ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1011
Abstract

This artificially assembled collection consists of ephemera associated with various alternative lifestyle and counter-cultural movements of the 1960s and 1970s that were concerned with world peace, environmentalism, experimentation with hallucinogenic drugs, vegetarianism, and communal living.

Dates: 1960 - 1981

National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam "The Pentagon Is Rising" button, 1967 October 21

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034394001], Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

This pin was created by the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam for their October 21, 1967 protest at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The pin features an orange sky with a floating black pentagon shape over black grass. Beneath the grass is the text "The Pentagon is Rising October 21."

Dates: 1967 October 21