Environmental Button

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Object Details

Edward Horn Co.
Description (Brief)
Several types of renewable energy sources are available as alternatives to non-renewable, carbon-based fuels. This button advocates the use of solar energy to generate electricity. It was distributed in 1978 by Solar Action, the Washington, D.C.-based organization that helped to organize Sun Day (3 May 1978.) For many people, the 1970s energy crisis was a call to action to change how electricity was generated and used. Making the choice to “go solar”—and encouraging others to do the same—reflected growing optimism about the potential of clean, accessible solar energy.
Location
Currently not on view
1978
ID Number
2003.0014.0400
accession number
2003.0014
catalog number
2003.0014.0400
Object Name
button
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .33 cm x 4 cm; x 1/8 in x 1 9/16 in
Place Made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
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subject
Environmental Movement
Record ID
nmah_1284482
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b05e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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