Button, Campaign

Object Name:

Button, Campaign

Object ID:

2003.019.34

Creator:

Edward W. Meredith -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Peoria, IL

Date:

1936

Description:

Presidential campaign pin button, Alf Landon and Frank Knox, 1936. Circular, one-piece metal button. Yellow felt sunflower attached to back by pin. Brown with yellow elephant; yellow and brown lettering: "LANDON / G O P / KNOX". Blue union bugs and lettering on back of button: "EDW. W. MEREDITH / PEORIA".

Material:

Metal
Textile
Felt

Dimensions:

D-0.15 Dia-1 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Richard Cummings

People:

Landon, Alfred M. (1887-1987), Knox, William Franklin (1874-1944), Roosevelt, Franklin (1882-1945), Meredith, Edward W.

Subjects:

Presidential candidates, Presidential elections, Political campaigns, Elephants, Sunflowers