A pin, likely for the election campaign of Los Angeles mayor George Alexander
Entry/Object ID
2008.31.1.2
Description
A pin, likely for the election campaign of Los Angeles mayor George Alexander, 1909. The pin, smaller but with a clearer image than that ot item .1 of this accession, has a upper torso and head shot of Alexander with his left profile showing. There are no other identifiable features to the item. Alexander, a Scottish native who lived in Iowa, was a grain merchant, deputy street superintendent, deputy county recorder, and then a county supervisor before being elected mayor in the recall of Arthur Harper. Alexander won election to a full term and served until June 1913. The pin has rust, but is in good overall condition.
