Historicimage Pins and Buttons

From the 1940 US presidential campaign, a bumper sticker supporting Republican candidate Wendell Willkie for president.

C. 1905 print depicting the Immigrant Station located on Ellis Island, New York City.

A detail from Raphael's Sistine Madonna painting of 1513 - 1514 depicting two cherubic angels.

1940's luggage label from " the Land of Enchantment ' New Mexico. The label designed with titled illustrations which includes: 18 Indian Pueblos, 8 Million Acres of National Forest, 8 National Monuments, 3 Indian Reservations, Where the West is Still West and Carlsbad Caverns National Park - Largest Caves in the World.

As early as 1892 New Mexico started referring to itself as ' The Sunshine State '. The first New Mexico license plates issued in 1932 had the nickname stamped along the bottom. Then around 1970, Florida decided " nah, were the sunshine state! ' and that was the end of New Mexico's nickname. Now the state is referred to as ' The Land of Enchantment '. I've uploaded two variations of the design, one red and one white. If you have a specific color in mind just message me and I'll upload it,.

1876 print depicting the coat of arms of the New Mexico Territory. The Roman numerals MDCCCL on the crest or ' 1851 ' are the date the territory was established. The Latin phrase along the banner " Crescit Eundo " or " It Grows as it Advances " refers to the growth of the territory which became a state in 1912.

1876 print depicting the cost of arms from the great state of South Carolina.

1876 print depicting the coat of arms from the great state of North Carolina.

1939 luggage label from Tacoma Washington's celebration of the 50th anniversary of it's founding in 1889.

Print from the Panama Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco in 1915.

The official logo of the Panama Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco in 1915. Essentially a World's Fair, the expo was a celebration of both the completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of Balboa's discovery of the Pacific Ocean. It also helped showcase the city's recovery from the earthquake of 1906.

1876 print depicting the coat of arms from the great state of Rhode Island.

Late 1940's luggage from San Francisco California depicting the fishing fleet at Fisherman's Wharf.

C. 1930 Belgian label for ' Cowboy ' Saison which loosely defined is a type of Pale Ale. The label depicts a one happy looking cowboy tilting his hat back and raising a cold pint of ale.

1950s luggage label from ' Live and Play in Newport Bay ' California.

Vintage luggage label from Chinatown, San Francisco, California.

1876 coat of arms from the great state of West Virginia. The state motto along the banner ' Montani Semper Liberi ' or ' Mountaneers Are Always Free '.

1950's luggage label from Corpus Christi, Texas ' Port of Play and Profit'.

C. 1905 print depicting the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. A wide range of pedestrians are seen as well as trolley and newsboys and men selling newspapers.

Late 1940's luggage label from the national park at Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.

1876 print depicting the coat of arms from the great state of Wisconsin. The state motto of " Forward " is seen along the banner of the top of the crest.

1876 print depicting the coat of arms of the great state of Georgia.

1876 print depicting the coat of arms from the great state of Mississippi.

1876 print depicting the coat of arms from the great state of Arkansas. The bottom banner with the state motto " Regnat Populus " which translates " The People Rule".

1876 print depicting the coat of arms from the great state of Minnesota. The state motto " L'Etoile du North " or " Star of the North " printed along the bottom banner.

C. 1910 luggage label from Yosemite National Park. The design features an American Indian on horseback viewing the famous rock formation known as Half Dome.

1940's luggage label from Montrose Colorado which bears the slogan The Center of a Magic Circle of Scenic Wonders '. The design features all the sites of interest and their distance from the center of Montrose.

1876 print depicting the coat of arms from the great state of Vermont.

Vintage luggage label with the reminder that the sun is always shining in Yuma, Arizona.

1876 print depicting the coat of arms of the great state of Alabama.

An anti Lyndon B. Johnson print from the 1964 US presidential campaign depicting the detonation of an atomic bomb with the slogan " All the Way with LBJ ".

Late 1940s luggage label from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The city " At the Crossroads of the Scenic Southwest! ".

1876 print depicting the coat of arms from the great state of Ohio.