If It's Gray It Isn't Air — CA0175 | Busy Beaver Button Museum

If It's Gray It Isn't Air Cause Button Museum

Category	Cause
Additional Images
Text on Button	IF IT'S GRAY IT ISN'T AiR
Image Description	Black grey and blue text on a white background
Curl Text	FARGO RUBBER STAMP WORKS FARGO N. DAK.
Back Style	Brass locking pin
The Shape	Circle
The Size	1 3/4 inch
Year / Decade Made	1967
The Manufacturer	Fargo Rubber Stamp Works
Additional Information	This button likely refers to and promotes clean air and air pollution control. When the air changes to the color gray, it is referred to as smog. In the United States, smog was brought to attention in 1933 after the publication of the book “Stop That Smoke,” by Henry Obermeyer. The United States later enacted the Clean Air Act in 1963 to control air pollution on a national level. Throughout history there have been major air pollution events, such as the event on November 24, 1966 in New York City, when smog killed at least 169 people.
Sources	Digital Collections · Killer Smog of 1966 hits New York City over Thanksgiving · Digital Collections · Digital Collections @ Union. (n.d.). https://digitalcollections.union.edu/s/home/item/6778 Obermeyer, H. (1933). Stop That Smoke! by Obermeyer, Henry (1st ed.). Harper. https://www.amazon.com/Stop-That-Smoke-Obermeyer-Henry/dp/B000NJN5DC Us Epa, O. (2015). Evolution of the Clean Air Act. https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/evolution-clean-air-act
Catalog ID	CA0175