Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Catalog Number |
1987.27.354 |
Maker |
Bastian Brothers Company |
Date |
1956 |
Material(s) |
Tinplate |
Dimensions |
H-0.938 W-0.625 inches |
Description |
This is a tab pin political button that was created for the 1956 campaign of Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver. The lower part of the tab has three stripes; red on top, then white, blue on bottom. There is a blue star centered within the white stripe. In white text, with one line on the red stripe and one line on the blue stripe, the inscription reads, "STEVENSON / KEFAUVER." On the rounded tab, in blue text, there is an inscription that wraps around three union labels which reads, "BASTIAN BROS. CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y." The union labels depicted are for the Sheet Metal Workers International, the Allied Printing Trades Council, and the International Photo-Engravers Union. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
Event |
1956 United States Presidential Election |
People |
Bastian Brothers Company Kefauver, Estes Stevenson, Adlai Ewing II, 1900-1965 |
Subjects |
Campaigns, Political Elections Political campaigns Political candidates Political elections Politicians Politics & government Presidential candidates Presidential elections |
Search Terms |
Campaign buttons Campaigns, Presidential Political buttons Politics |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |