Badge
- Object Name:
- Badge
- Object ID:
- 1994.059.36
- Creator:
- Bastian Bros. Co.
- Place of Origin:
- Rochester, NY
- Date:
- 1968
- Description:
- Delegate's ribbon badge, Democratic National Convention, 1968. Worn by Bernard L. Boutin. Vertical red, white, and blue ribbon. Gold-colored pin at top with image of U.S. Capitol dome and gold text, "DELEGATE", on blue enamel. Circular gold-colored medallion suspended from shorter ribbon in front. Medallion bears white enamel star, blue enamel shape of Illinois, gold text "CHICAGO / ILL./ 1968" in center, and gold text "DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL / CONVENTION" on blue enamel around perimeter. Reverse of medallion bears maker's mark, "BASTIAN BROS CO / ROCHESTER, NY", and two union marks.
- Material:
- Metal
Textile - Dimensions:
- H-4.9 W-1.6 D-0.1 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Bernard L. Boutin Collection of political and personal ephemera. Bernard L. Boutin (1923-2011) managed John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in New Hampshire. Kennedy appointed him as Administrator of the General Services Administration, 1961-64. He was a campaign coordinator for Lyndon Johnson in 1964. He also served as Mayor of Laconia, 1955-59, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1958 and 1960.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Bernard L. Boutin
- People:
- Boutin, Bernard L. (1923-2011)
- Subjects:
- Political conventions, U.S. Capitol, Stars
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