Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Campaign pin.

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

2002.36.19

Description

Round metal button printed red on the top and blue on the bottom with a white stripe across the center. The words "COOLIDGE AND DAWES" are printed in white and blue.

Context

Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, assuming the role in 1923 at the death of Warren Harding. Charles G. Dawes was his vice president when he ran and won election in 1924. Coolidge was born in Plymouth, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2002.36

Source or Donor

Lindner, Brian

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Green Duck Company

Date made

1924

Place

City

Chicago

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pin, Campaign

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Depth

5/16 in

Diameter

13/16 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933)

Person or Organization

Dawes, Charles G. (1865 – 1951)