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Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Catalog Number |
1997.56.84 |
Maker |
Tigereye Design |
Date |
1996 |
Material(s) |
Plastic/Paper/Tinplate |
Dimensions |
H-2.188 W-2.188 Dia-2.188 inches |
Description |
This is a celluloid type political button that was created for the Anne Northup congressional campaign of 1996. The button has a white background with a blue image of the state of Kentucky in the middle. The text on the button is two lines of red, two lines of white, two lines of black, and a line of red. The inscription reads, "ANNE / NORTHUP / for / CONGRESS / 3rd / District / 1996". Along the bottom edge of the button is the inscription, "NA2B01 © Tigereye Design Versailles, Oh. 513-526-4800". Next to the maker's mark there is a United Steelworkers Association union label. The back of the button has a safety pin style closure. |
Notes |
Anne Northup won a narrow victory over incumbent Democrat Mike Ward in the 1996 race in Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
People |
Tigereye Design Northup, Anne |
Subjects |
Campaigns, Political Elections Electioneering Political campaigns Political candidates Political elections Politicians Politics & government State government |
Search Terms |
Political button political campaigns Political candidates Political elections political souvenirs Politicians Politics Politics, Kentucky Button, Political Republican party Republican Ticket Republicans congress Congressional Districts |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |