Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Catalog Number |
1987.27.206 |
Maker |
Green Duck Co. |
Date |
1948 |
Material(s) |
Tinplate/Ink |
Dimensions |
D-0.188 Dia-0.813 inches |
Description |
This is a circular political button, made by lithographic process, for Thomas E. Dewey's 1948 presidential campaign. It has a white background with the name "DEWEY" in blue print across the center. There are three manufacturing labels printed on the back, one of which has the silouhette of a duck and the slogan "The Mark of Quality." It has a stick pin located on the back. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
Event |
1948 United States Presidential Election |
People |
Dewey, Thomas Edmund Green Duck Co. |
Subjects |
Buttons Campaign insignia Campaigns, Political Elections Political campaigns Political candidates Political elections Politicians Politics & government Presidential candidates Presidential elections |
Search Terms |
Button, Political Campaign buttons Campaigns, Presidential Elections Political buttons political souvenirs Politics Presidential campaigns Presidential election Presidential elections Presidential nominees |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |