Counter-culture buttons

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, I bought (and sold) lots of counterculture buttons and posters. I still have quite a few.

Naturally, one batch are gay-related. That theme continued in later years, too:

Another theme is the war on the war on drugs:

Sex is a popular topic:

A handful are about Middle Earth. (The last two translate to "Frodo Lives" and "Go, Go, Gandalf") :

And plenty are miscellaneous:

Update: In 2022, I donated most of my buttons to the University of Connecticut collection .