"The Beatles" Button, 1964
THF8627 / "The Beatles" Button, 1964
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Artifact Overview
Stephen Majher, attending a convention, happened to share an elevator with the Beatles at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, during their stay there for "The Ed Sullivan Show." He didn't know who they were until the elevator opened to a mass of screaming fans. Majher purchased Beatles souvenirs -- including this button -- for his daughters back home in Bay City, Michigan.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1964
Subject Date
13-16 February 1964
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2005.37.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Patricia Majher
Material
Metal
Plastic
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Diameter: 3.5 in
Inscriptions
THE BEATLES [front bottom of button]
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