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Get the Donkey Off Your Back Campaign Button
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| Accession #: | 2811.6 |
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| Title: | Get the Donkey Off Your Back Campaign Button |
| Object Type: | Button, Political |
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| Physical Description: | Two round, red-white-blue-yellow, pin-back campaign buttons (.6a and .6b) that read "Get the Donkey Off Your Back" in red and blue, in the center is a blue man holding a yellow donkey covered in red dollar signs on his back. |
| 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)
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| Dimensions: |
Diameter 2 1/4"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
plastic (Material)
metal (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. George F. Woodward, 1981 |
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