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Ike and Dick Campaign Button

Ike and Dick Campaign Button - Button, Political
Accession #: 3400.80
Title: Ike and Dick Campaign Button
Object Type: Button, Political
Participants:
Physical Description: Steel button with pin on back. Composed of printed paper protected by transparent plastic. Capital letters "IKE AND DICK" on white center horizontal stripe, bordered by stripes of red at top and blue at bottom.
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 3"
Materials/Techniques:
paper (Material)
plastic (Material)
metal (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Front of button: "IKE AND DICK Back of button: "Union Label Local # 115"
Credit Line: Harriet and Clyde Allen Estate, Fred W. "Ted" Allen Family, 1988

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