"First Men on the Moon" Button and Ribbon, circa 1969

Artifact

Button (Information artifact)

Date Made

circa 1969

Subject Date

20 July 1969

Creators

Unknown

Keywords

Moon 

Buttons (Information artifacts) 

Commemorative ribbons 

Astronauts 

Outer space 

Space flight 

Space flight to the moon 

Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012 

Collins, Michael, 1930- 

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz), 1930- 

Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) 

Project Apollo (U.S.) 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2022.22.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Donna R. Braden.

Material

Metal
Ribbon (Material)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 6.375 in

Width: 1.75 in

Length: .25 in

Inscriptions

on front of button: AMERICA SALUTES / FIRST MEN ON THE MOON / ARMSTRONG COLLINS ALDIN / APOLLO XI / JULY 1969 on front of ribbon: JOURNEY / TO THE / MOON / ARMSTRONG / ALDRIN / COLLINS / JULY 20, 1969