Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

1981.42

Description

Round metal button with a green border around a red-white-and-blue striped center printed with the words, "HOME TOWN COOLIDGE CLUB PLYMOUTH VERMONT" and a photograph of Calvin Coolidge.

Context

Coolidge, a Republican, became President of the United States in 1923 at the death of Warren Harding and was elected to a four-year-term the following year.

Acquisition

Accession

1981.42

Source or Donor

VHS Library

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Whitehead & Hoag Co.

Place

City

Newark

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Diameter

1-1/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Home Town Coolidge Club

Person or Organization

Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933)

Related Places

Place

Town

Plymouth

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America