Name/Title
Button: [American Red Cross], 1919.Entry/Object ID
2008.071.0026Description
Button: For Victory; GOP. No date, circa 1917-1918. Printed paper with clear celluloid on metal badge, 5/8" diameter, pin back. Back has imprint of manufacturer: J. Keil Co., Betz Bldg., Philadephia.
GOP is G.O.P. or "Grand Old Party" which was the nickname of the Republican Party. This political and patriotic button is apparently from World War I. It depicts the U.S. flag at center with the flags of allies displayed from left: Great Britain, Belgium(?), Italy, France. Below is a keystone with the letters "GOP."
A World War One item that could have typically been worn by a Hoboken resident, but it does not have a defined Hoboken provenance.Acquisition
Accession
2008.071Source or Donor
Foster, RobertAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Robert Foster.Made/Created
Date made
1917 - 1918Notes
Date: 1917-1918General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2009-09-23
