City of New Orleans Button

ID: 6194 ~ Source: University of New Orleans Department of Anthropology and Sociology ~ Date: 2020
This file appears in: The Puckett Household: 1930s Archaeology of the Melpomene Neighborhood

This small piece of brass embossed with “City of New Orleans” and the city’s seal, is likely a composite button front. It may be from a button lost from a city uniform, or it may be related to Minnie’s work as a vendor.

This file appears in: The Puckett Household: 1930s Archaeology of the Melpomene Neighborhood