First Night Button Pin, 2013

Scope and content:

Circular metal button with black background, silhouetted people dancing with a line of a music score behind them, and the text "First Night Williamsburg 2013 / 20th Anniversary" in yellow, orange, pink, and red. Button features a red blinking light, which is operated by a small circuit board on the backside of the pin with two button cell/watch batteries. Buttons are purchased in lieu of tickets for the First Night event, and are often sold at retail locations throughout Williamsburg in the month of December. For First Night 2013, the price for buttons was $15. Image at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/13540964873/. Transferred upon receipt from Acc. 2013.068 of the Chandi J. Singer Papers. Gift of Chandi Singer. Located in Communication Artifacts, Cat 8, Class 5. Mss 2013.068.01

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Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
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PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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