Button, Campaign
- Object Name:
- Button, Campaign
- Object ID:
- 1990.019.02
- Creator:
- Green Duck Company -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Chicago, IL
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Presidential campaign pin button, Alfred M. Landon and William F. Knox, 1936. Circular metal button. "LANDON / KNOX" in yellow letters on brown; gold elephant with "GOP". Attached yellow felt backing to resemble sunflower. Blue union bugs, image of a duck, and lettering on back of button: "GREENDUCK CO. CHICAGO / PAT. FEB 13 1917". Brass pin on back.
- Material:
- Metal
Textile
Felt - Dimensions:
- D-0.1 Dia-1.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From home of Henry E. Chamberlin (1854-1929), West Concord, NH. Belonged to Harriet Goudie of Concord, aunt of Ross Smart. Ms. Goudie resided at McKerley Nursing Home in Concord at time of donation, and gift was made in her honor.
Alf Landon was Republican candidate for President against FDR in 1936. He was Governor of Kansas, 1933-1937.
Given with four other buttons (World War I). - Credit Line:
- Gift of Ross Smart, in honor of Harriet Goudie
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