Key, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Key, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1994.059.38
- Date:
- 1968
- Description:
- Commemorative key, Democratic National Convention, 1968. Cast brass. Obverse: image of donkey atop an airplane; raised text, "DELEGATE / CHICAGO 1968". Reverse: raised text, "AIR / TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION / FLYING DONKEY / CLUB / NATIONAL / DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION".
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- W-1.1 L-2.4 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, Donkeys, Airplanes, Airline industry, Keys (Hardware)
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