Vintage Empire State Building Pin Button 1960's Pinback Union Label

Vintage Empire State Building Pin Button 1960's Pinback Union Label

$15

Vintage Empire State Building pin with the Union Label on the back, circa 1968. Measures 1.25 inches in diameter. The pin says "World's tallest," but the Empire State Building was surpassed by the World Trade Center in 1971.

Rising above Manhattan since 1931, the Empire State Building was completed in just 410 days, with crews adding an astonishing 4.5 stories a week. President Herbert Hoover officially opened it from Washington, D.C., by pressing a button that switched on its lights; a couple of years later, King Kong made the tower famous on the silver screen. T

Visit while in New York City: The Empire State Building. Visitors can climb 1,860 steps to the 102nd-floor observatory or ride one of 73 elevators and spot the antenna that’s struck by lightning about 25 times each year. At night, its LEDs can transform the landmark by shining in up to 16 million colors.

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