Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Catalog Number |
2000.2.21 |
Maker |
Tigereye Design |
Date |
1998 |
Material(s) |
Metal/Paper/Plastic |
Dimensions |
H-3 W-3 Dia-3 inches |
Description |
This button was created for a tribute event in honor of Senator Wendell Ford's retirement at which then Vice President Al Gore was a featured participant. It is round with a white background. At the top in a curved line are the words "Kentucky Welcomes Vice-President AL GORE, JR." in blue text. Below this at the center is the logo for the Kentucky Horse Park which includes a horse silhouette in black with a colt silhouette in white inside it and "KENTUCKY HORSE PARK" in blue tourquoise text below it. In the center of the button face are two images: the one on the left is a black and white image of Al Gore from the chest up with an oval frame, a gold ribbon that has "GORE" in black letters on it, and below that red, white and blue bunting. The one on the right is a black and white image of Wendell Ford from the chest up with an oval frame, a gold ribbon that has "FORD" in black letters on it, and below that red, white and blue bunting. Below these images is the word "SENATOR" in blue and below this are the words "WENDELL FORD TRIBUTE" in red. Directly below these words is a union label. Below all of this at the bottom of the button face are the words: "July 18, 1998, Lexington, Ky" in blue text. |
Notes |
Senator Wendell Ford retired from the Senate in 1998 after 24 years. Wendell Ford, elected Governor in 1971, ran for Marlow Cook's U.S. Senate seat in 1974 and won. He resigned as Governor in December, 1974. He was re-elected in 1980, 1986 and 1992, and announced his decision not to seek a fifth term in 1998. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
People |
Ford, Wendell H., 1924-2015 Gore, Al, 1948- Tigereye Design |
Subjects |
Political activity Political parties Buttons (Information artifacts) Events Democratic Party (Ky.) |
Search Terms |
Kentucky Democratic Party Democrats Lexington (Ky.) political souvenirs |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |