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Bush and Quayle 88 Campaign button

Bush and Quayle 88 Campaign button - Button, Political
Accession #: 3615.1
Title: Bush and Quayle 88 Campaign button
Object Type: Button, Political
Participants:
Physical Description: Round steel pin-back button. Image is blue background with the words "BUSH" and "QUALE" in white letters. Red lines above and below the two stacked names. The bottom red line forms a stylized "88" and is flanked by six stars.
Description: Wearing a political button demonstrates allegiance to a candidate. Long after the election is over, these small badges can evoke strong memories - and capture the desires of political-memorabilia collectors. This museum's collection of almost 400 buttons represents more than a century of national and statewide elections, including a campaign button from the 1860s, one promoting Washington's first female governor, and another that reveals exasperation with the whole process: "Too Much Politics." Political buttons were sewn on until the mid-19th century, when many incorporated tiny photographs printed on metal. The round, modern forms typically have pins on the back, a style first used in McKinley's 1896 campaign for president.
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Politics (Government)
Dimensions:
Diameter 1 3/8"
Materials/Techniques:
steel (Material)
paint (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Front: BUSH, QUALE, 88 Verso: Peso Neto: 28 C, RA USO EXCI, MEDORES
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Lynn Pankonin, 1992

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