Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Catalog Number |
1987.27.120 |
Date |
1936 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Plastic/Tinplate |
Dimensions |
H-0.9 W-0.9 inches |
Description |
This is a campaign button for Alf Landon. It likely had a white background with a yellow sunflower surrounding a black and white image of Landon. It is a celluloid-type pinback button with a straight pin enclosure. |
Notes |
Republican Alf Landon lost the 1936 presidential election to President Franklin Roosevelt. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
Event |
1936 United States Presidential Election |
People |
Landon, Alfred |
Subjects |
Campaigns, Political Elections People associated with politics & government Political campaigns Political candidates Political elections Politicians Politics & government Presidential candidates Presidential elections |
Search Terms |
Political button Politics Politics & government Political candidates political campaigns Button, Political Republican candidates Republican party Republican Ticket Republicans Presidential campaigns Presidential candidates Presidential election Presidential elections |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |