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Pinback button featuring a portrait of Bessie Coleman, mid to late 20th century. Creator: Unknown.

Pinback button featuring a portrait of Bessie Coleman, mid to late 20th century. Creator: Unknown.

2-833-143 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

A circular pinback button featuring a sepia portrait of the aviator Bessie Coleman. The portrait is the one used on her aviation license issued by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. Early civil aviator Bessie Coleman (1892-1926) was the first African-American woman and first Native-American to hold a pilot's licence.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Bessie Coleman: American, African-American: Pilot, aviator
Medium
  1. Metal and plastic
Picture Type
  1. Buttons (information artifacts)
  2. Object
  3. Portrait
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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 1943x1895
File Size : 10,788kb

Aliases

  1. 2011.159.3.53
  1. NMAAHC-2011_159_3_53_001
  1. 0990004733
  1. 2-833-143
  1. 2011.159.3.53
  1. 2833143
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