Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Catalog Number |
1989.23.70 |
Maker |
Badge-A-Minit |
Date |
1987 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Plastic/Tinplate/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-2.375 W-2.375 Dia-2.375 inches |
Description |
This is a circular celluloid process political button for the gubernatorial campaign of Wallace Wilkinson in 1987. The button bears a color photograph of the candidate and his wife, Martha Wilkinson, holding raised hands in front of a political campaign poster for Wilkinson. The tinplate backing has "BADGE-A-MINIT / LASALLE, / ILL 61301" pressed into it. The button has a safety pin closure. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
People |
Wilkinson, Wallace G., 1941-2002 Wilkinson, Martha Carol Stafford, 1941-2014 Badge-A-Minit |
Subjects |
Buttons (Information artifacts) Governors Elections Campaigns, Political |
Search Terms |
Button, Political Governor's elections Governor's races Governor's elections Democratic candidates Kentucky Democratic Party Kentucky politicians Kentucky Politics Political button Political buttons political campaigns Political candidates Politics, Kentucky |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |