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  1. Button - Round white and green button with text in center 'Su Voto Es Su Voz' written in red. Center is white and top and bottom are green with a torn paper effect where the colors meet. At the bottom is the text 'G.L.B.T. Voto 2000'.

    Record Type: Object

    Political button.
  2. Flag - Small Gay Pride flag on a wooden stick. The flag has rainbow horizontal stripes with red at the top, then orange, yellow, green, blue, and lastly violet. At the last stripe at the bottom is the text 'March on Washington April 25, 1993' written in gold serif font.

    Record Type: Object

    March of Washington flag.
  3. Tote Bag - Close up of the text 'TRIBE' 'Supporting Santa Cruz County's gay, bisexual and trans men's community. a program of the Santa Cruz AIDS Project' which is written on a white canvas tote bag.

    Record Type: Object

    Close up of 'Tribe' logo.
  4. Vinyl Record - Cover of the 'Shadows on a Dime' vinyl by Ferron. The cover is a beige/ light brown color with thin white vertical stripes on the sides of the record. The artist's name and title of the record are written in red at the top, and in between the title and a photo of the singer is the track list as well as copyrights and collaboraters. The photo of Ferron is presumably taken while on stage at a concert, the light casts and purple glow onto her, and she stands in profile looking far off from the viewer while playing acroustic guitar. The song, 'Shadows on a Dime', also the album's namesake, mentions Santa Cruz, stating 'I poured my soul in Santa Cruz'. This mention is why it is included in the collection, as well as Ferron identifying as lesbian, and being a public figure in the LGBTQ community.

    Record Type: Object

    Cover of Ferron record.
  5. T- Shirt - Close up of the graphics and texts for the gray t- shirt which reads, 'Clamoring for Equality' with the associated two clam graphics.

    Record Type: Object

    Graphics.
  6. T- Shirt - Close up of the black and white photograph printed on the white tank. The man rests his head on his hand, wears a patterned cap and tunic and glasses. He smiles and looks at the camera. There's no additinal information on his identity elsewhere on the garment.

    Record Type: Object

    Close up of the photo.
  7. T- Shirt - Black t- shirt with text 'One Community Pride' on chest of garment. 'Community' is written in rainbow colors, while the rest of the text is written in white. This garment was likely used to promote LGBTQ pride on an individual level.

    Record Type: Object

    'One Community Pride' shirt.
  8. T- Shirt - Close up of of the bright blue pride t- shirt. Four silhouette stick figures join hands, two with circles for heads and two with triangles for heads. Above, text 'Together in Pride' is written, along with 'Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual' written in pink. Beneath the drawing is the text 'Santa Cruz 1991'. This shirt was likely intended to celebrate and commemorate LGBTQ pride.

    Record Type: Object

    Pride grpahic.
  9. T- Shirt - Cream/ peach colored t- shirt in size medium with logo and text in the center chest of the shirt. A fairytale style castle is drawn in purple, with puffy clouds surronding the top of the towers, and above the drawing text reads, 'A Home of Our Own' with the below text spelling 'L.G.C.C.'. L.G.C.C stands for the Lesbian and Gay Community Center in Santa cruz, which this shirt was likely supporting by a member of the community.

    Record Type: Object

    L.G.C.C. shirt
  10. T- Shirt - Close up of the logo and drawing on the Santa Cruz pride shirt. Logo consists of outline of Lighthouse Point, the lighthouse found on West Cliff Dr. in Santa Cruz, with rainbow additions to the windows of the structure. The base of the lighthouse has text which reads, 'Santa Cruz Pride' and above the lighthouse is the Diversity Center logo. The logo is a small black circle with 'diversity' written in its center in serif font, with 'center' written below in vertical text. The shirt itself is in slightly poor/worn condition, with discoloration affcting the neckline and top of the main content of the shirt.

    Record Type: Object

    Pride logo.
  11. T- Shirt - Black tank top with the text '25 years of Pride!' which borders the text 'Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender'. This text sits above the logo, which is an inverted pale pink triangle with the Santa Cruz clock tower in the center in white. Beneath the logo is the text 'Santa Cruz, CA June, 2000' in a half circle around the triangle. This shirt was likely worn by an individual to promote Pride and likely at Pride related festivities.

    Record Type: Object

    Black pride tank.
  12. T- Shirt - White canvas tote bag with bright pink inverted triangle in center, with the text 'Santa Cruz Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride' with small black outline of the Santa Cruz Clock Tower beneath text. Surrounding text and logo are blocks of small print text, written in lowercase in black sans serif, of words in a large variety of languages.

    Record Type: Object

    Tote bag with pride graphic.
  13. Bumper sticker - Rectangular bumper sticker with text that reads 'There's nothing like a WOMENSWORKS event.' in a light mauve color against a light gray background. Sticker was likely used to support WomensWorks and show support.

    Record Type: Object

    WomensWorks sticker.
  14. Bumper sticker - Bright yellow bumper sticker with black text that says 'Oppose Bigotry Protect Families' with heart in between the two senteces. Below that text it reads 'Vote NO on 22'. This bumper sticker was likely used to support LGBTQ rights and spread awareness on political propositions.

    Record Type: Object

    Prop 22 sticker.
  15. Sticker - Two bright yellow stickers with sans serif black text which reads 'DAMN LESBIAN'. This is likely owned by someone within the LGBTQ community, somebody who may identify as lesbian.

    Record Type: Object

    Sticker which says 'Damn Lesbian'.
  16. Button - Mustard yellow round button with black text that states, 'How Dare You Presume I'd Rather Be Normal'.

    Record Type: Object

    Yellow button with text.
  17. Button - Round button with full portrait photo of a man. The photo shows a close up shot of his face, with his hand leaning against the top of his head. His expression is inqusitive, with his mouth slightly parted and brows slightly furrowed. The individual wears a puffy red and blue coat, has straight borwn hair parted to the side, a mustache, defined eyebrows, and brown eyes. There is small cosmetic damage to the top left of the pin, likely from glue residue.

    Record Type: Object

    Trailblazer button.
  18. Button - White round button with light pink inverted triangle at the top, with the text 'Silencio = Muerte'.

    Record Type: Object

    'Silencio = Muerte' button.
  19. Button - Light pink round button with the text 'Gays and Lesbians for Hillary for U.S. Senate'. Beneath the text is a graphic of the American flag.

    Record Type: Object

    Political button.
  20. Apron - Heavy dark wash demin apron with silver grommets and white string. Apron includes two pockets, one in the middle of the chest and the other on the left hip. At the top 16 pins are attched to the apron and one purple ribbon is attached at the base of the chest pocket. Use of the apron is unknown, however it was likely a personal garment, perhaps worn by a Watsonville resident due to the mention of the city on one pin and the ribbon.

    Record Type: Object

    Full view of the apron.

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