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These four buttons were recovered from the Martindale Cabin in Greenwood County. From left to right are a brass button front with a train engine decoration, a metal "RED SEAL" overall button, a brass overall button with a bullseye pattern, and a brass shank button decorated with molded squares and a faceted glass center. The Martindale Cabin was built of stone for William Martindale in 1857 and was occupied by the Martindale family until 1869. Later the cabin was used for both living and storage purposes.
Date: 1857-1930
Item Number: 472236
Call Number: 14GR332
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 472236
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Clothing
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing - Clothing, Accessory - Button
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing - Clothing, Outerwear - Overalls
Places - Counties - Greenwood
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
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