Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

button

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

2013.13.4

Description

Round blue button with the white inscription, "JIM Gilson for MAYOR".

Context

Made for the campaign of Republican Jim Gilson for mayor of Burlington in 1983. He lost to Independent Bernie Sanders. Judith Stephany was the Democratic candidate.

Acquisition

Accession

2013.13

Source or Donor

Toby Knox & Associates LLC.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1983

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button, Campaign

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Button, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

1-3/4 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gilson, James S. (1943-2009)

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America