Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Catalog Number |
1987.30.119 |
Date |
1983 |
Material(s) |
Ink/Paper/Plastic/Tinplate |
Dimensions |
H-2.313 W-2.313 Dia-2.313 inches |
Description |
This is a circular celluloid process metal political button for the inauguration of Governor Martha Layne Collins in 1983. The button has a wide dark blue border with white lettering that reads "KENTUCKY MAKES HISTORY/ INAUGURATION 83/ GOVERNOR/ MARTHA LAYNE COLLINS". There is a white area at the center with a black and white photo of Governor Collins. There is a stick pin attached to the back. |
Notes |
Collins, Martha Layne (b. 1936) of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born in Bagdad, Shelby County, Ky., December 7, 1936. Democrat. Clerk of the Kentucky court of appeals; elected 1975; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1979-83; Governor of Kentucky, 1983-87. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
People |
Collins, Martha Layne, 1936- |
Subjects |
Button badges Campaigns, Political Candidates, Political Elections Government Governors Inaugurations People associated with politics & government Political campaigns Political candidates Political elections State government Women |
Search Terms |
Button, Political Campaign buttons Campaigns Campaigns, Political Democratic candidates Democratic Party Kentucky Kentucky Democratic Party Kentucky Gubernatorial inaugurations Kentucky politicians Kentucky Politics Political buttons political campaigns Political candidates Political elections Political pageantry political souvenirs Politicians Politics Politics & government Politics, Kentucky State elections Women women and politics Women in politics Governors |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |