Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Catalog Number |
1996.54.3b |
Date |
1992 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Celluloid/Metal |
Dimensions |
Dia-2.188 inches |
Description |
This button is part of a poster and button set from the Clinton-Gore presidential campaign of 1992. The button is a celluloid process button with a blue background. The button has a black and white portraits of Bill Clinton and Al Gore inside a red star. The inscription on the bitton is in white and red and reads "LABOR SUPPORTS/ CLINTON/ GORE/ in '92." Originally the button was taped to the top right corner of the poster (1996.54.3a). On the front of the button, on the right side, is a union trademark logo. This one is different from the poster. It is printed in white ink, in an oval shape, and reads "Allied Printing / Trades Council / Union Label / Chicago." |
Notes |
Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton and Tennessee Senator Al Gore defeated incumbent Republicans George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle in the 1992 United States Presidential Election. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
Event |
1992 United States Presidential Election |
People |
Gore, Al, 1948- Clinton, Bill Clinton, William J. |
Subjects |
Buttons Campaigns, Political Elections Political campaigns Political candidates Political elections Politicians Politics & government Posters Presidential candidates Presidential elections Presidents Vice presidents Labor |
Search Terms |
Democratic Party Democrats Arkansas Button, Political Political buttons Political souvenirs Campaign buttons |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |