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Title |
Monroe Vikings Button, c. 1959-1963 |
Object Name |
Button, Insignia |
Description |
Monroe Vikings Button, c. 1959-1963. Off-white circular button with dangling ribbons depicts a school mascot. On the button is a red line-art drawing of a scowling boy with a sword, shield, and horned helmet marching toward the viewer's right. He is surrounded by blue text reading "MONROE VIKINGS." The back of the button has a long pin needle attached at the top and pointing approximately toward the bottom. The three ribbons are creased so as to rest inside the pin's curved border. They are stapled together at the top and fanned out at the bottom; the middle ribbon is red-orange and the others are off-white. Their edges are pinked. |
Date |
c. 1959-1963 |
Creator |
Western Badge and Trophy Co., Los Angeles, CA |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2017.008.043.11 |
Dimensions |
H-4.25 W-3.375 D-0.25 inches |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"MONROE / VIKINGS" (blue text, top and bottom of button); "MONROE / VIKINGS" (red, written on mascot's shield); "WESTERN BADGE AND TROPHY CO. LA" (blue, written on bottom border of button, almost on the back) |
Provenance |
From James Monroe High School in Los Angeles, CA, where JoAnn Semones attended high school (graduated 1963). |
Search Terms |
Education Schools Semones, JoAnn Students |
Subjects |
Buttons (Information artifacts) Education Mascots Schools Students |
People |
Semones, JoAnn |
Credit line |
JoAnn Semones - Julia Barrow Collection |