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Our Next President Adlai Stevenson Campaign Button

Our Next President Adlai Stevenson Campaign Button - Button, Political
Accession #: 2962.753
Title: Our Next President Adlai Stevenson Campaign Button
Object Type: Button, Political
Participants:
Physical Description: Round, red/white/blue, pin-back campaign button; the background is white with a red strip along the top edge with the words "Our Next President" in that area and a blue strip along the bottom edge with the words "Adlai Stevenson" in that area. In the center is a black and white image of Adlai Stevenson.
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 3/4"
Materials/Techniques:
metal (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
OUR NEXT PRESIDENT/ADLAI STEVENSON
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Transferred from the Fort Wright Historical Museum, 1983.

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