Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Catalog Number |
1994.5.90 |
Date |
ca. 1966 |
Material(s) |
Tinplate/Celluloid/Ink/Paper |
Dimensions |
D-0.188 Dia-1.5 inches |
Description |
This is a circular campaign button made by lithographic process. It has a brown background with a white superimposed m, v, and o symbol. Above and below the symbol is a slogan that reads, "WE'RE ON THE MOVE/TO END SLUMS", in white print. On the side are two manufacturing symbols. One reads, "LPIU", and the other is illegible. It has a stickpin on the back. |
Notes |
The donor worked in the local presidential campaigns of Republican Nelson Rockefeller in 1964 and Democrat Eugene McCarthy in 1968 in Louisville. |
Collection |
Chuck Pittenger Collection |
Subjects |
Buttons Slums Civil rights movements Civil rights Political action Political issues |
Search Terms |
Campaign buttons Button, Political Political buttons |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |