Roosevelt, McKinley, and Van Sant Coat-tail Trigate Button

Object/Artifact

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McKinley Birthplace Museum

Front: Copyright: McKinley Museum; Origsize: 1.25" in diameter; Origformat: Artifact
Front

Copyright: McKinley Museum; Origsize: 1.25" in diameter; Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

Roosevelt, McKinley, and Van Sant Coat-tail Trigate Button

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.28

Description

The item is a sepia toned coat-tail trigate button with images of McKinley, Roosevelt and Van Sant portraits. Each of their names is written beneath them. It has a straight back pin with a clasp and some rusting underneath the button. Samuel Van Sant ran for the governorship of Minnesota in 1900.

Collection

McKinley

Acquisition

Accession

2013.1

Source or Donor

David Snyder

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

EBAY