Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button
Round badge with the slogan 'No More Hiroshima's'. It is one of a series of badges collected by Andrew Reeves over a fifteen year period during which he undertook much research in the field of Trade Union material culture, and had extensive contact with the Trade Union movement Australia wide. 'No More Hiroshimas' was a popular slogan of the pacifist movement following the events of 1945. The initiative to have the 6th of August as a day to commemorate the events came from Hiroshima, but by 1949 it was adopted worldwide. This badge might have been independently made, since the slogan is misspelt.
Physical Description
Circular green button with white border, white writing around edge of bottom half, centre 'mushroom cloud' in white, highlights in red.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Clothing & Textiles, Politics & Society
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Mr Andrew Reeves, 29 Oct 1991
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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Date Made
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Other Association (See Comments)
Mr Andrew Reeves, Camberwell, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
One of a series of badges collected by Mr Reeves as part of his research into Trade Union material culture. -
Inscriptions
Front: [mushroom cloud]/NO MORE HIROSHIMA'S.
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
0.4 cm (Length), 2.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Hiroshima Atomic Blast, 6 August 1945, Societies, Trade Unions, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945, Nuclear Disarmament, Anti-Nuclear Protests, Peace Movements, Peace
