Button
This round white diaper pin badge features an illustration of a man in black and white portraiture on a green background. It is surrounded by black and green text.
- Accession Number 2022.12.68
- Materials metal, paper, plastic
- Measurements 5,3 cm
Historical context
The button explicitly calls for the release of Pierre-Paul Geoffroy. In the early 1960s, the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), a Quebec independence movement, was founded. Members of this group organized a number of daring acts, including bomb attacks. A series of bombings took place between May 1968 and March 1969, including one at the Montreal Stock Exchange. In connection with these events, on March 7, 1969, 25-year-old FLQ membe...
- Accession Number 2022.12.68
- Materials metal, paper, plastic
- Measurements 5,3 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Simon Turmel, 2022.012.068
Photo by Michel Julien
Our collections are newly online and new items are added regularly. The information on the objects comes from our database, which has been improved over the years. If you have any information about this item, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Discover more
