ALFRED SMITH AND JOSEPH ROBINSON CAMPAIGN BUTTON, 1928 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Object/Artifact

-

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

ALFRED SMITH AND JOSEPH ROBINSON CAMPAIGN BUTTON, 1928 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Entry/Object ID

2001.222.1.1

Description

ALFRED SMITH AND JOSEPH ROBINSON CAMPAIGN BUTTON, 1928 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Color: Blue; Red; White A metal clasp button for Alfred E. Smith and Joseph T. Robinson, the Democratic ticket for the 1928 Presidential election. The top of the artifact is red, the center white, and the bottom blue. The last names of the candidates are in white, Smith at the top and Robinson at the bottom. On the back is the logo of the manufacturer, Green Duck Company. With some abrasions; light soiling; some fading of the lettering on the back; surface scratches; and some tarnish, the object is in good overall condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Electioneering, Elections, Politicians

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Pins (fasteners), Green Duck Co., Politics, Practical

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pins (Fasteners)