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This rectangular diaper pin badge in pink-coated metal with fine white lines features a blue inscription on two lines. It was produced by the Société Saint Jean-Baptiste de Montréal.

  • Accession Number 2022.12.44
  • Materials metal, paper, plastic
  • Measurements 4,4 x 7,1 cm
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Historical context

This button bearing the words “For a French Quebec” was produced by the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal around 1980.

In 1834, Ludger Duvernay, publisher of the committed newspaper “La Minerve” and instigator of the Fête nationale on June 24, founded a society called “Aide-toi et le ciel t’aidera”, which in 1843 became the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste (SSJB). Since its very begi...

  • Accession Number 2022.12.44
  • Materials metal, paper, plastic
  • Measurements 4,4 x 7,1 cm
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© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Simon Turmel, 2022.012.044
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich

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