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Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Catalog Number |
1997.56.85 |
Maker |
Tigereye Design |
Date |
1996 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Plastic/Tinplate |
Dimensions |
H-2.125 W-2.125 D-0.375 Dia-2.125 inches |
Description |
This is a Jim Bunning celluloid type campaign button from 1996. It is a circular button with a white background and has a blue image of the state of Kentucky in the center. There is red and white text printed over the top of the state that reads, "JIM / BUNNING / FOR / CONGRESS." In the lower left quadrant is the year "1996" printed in red. There is black text that reads "4th District" printed in the lower right. There is an inscription, printed in black, along the bottom crimped edge that says, "BJ2B06 © 1996 Tigereye Design Versailles, Oh 513-526-4800." There is a union label printed to the right side of the maker's information. |
Notes |
Incumbent Republican Jim Bunning from Fort Thomas won election to the 4th District Congressional seat in 1996 for his sixth term with 68% of the vote. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
People |
Tigereye Design Bunning, Jim |
Subjects |
Political campaigns Political candidates Political elections Elections Congressmen Campaigns, Political |
Search Terms |
Political elections Political button Politics, Kentucky congress Congressional Districts Republican party Republican Ticket Republicans |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |