Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

1986.24.2

Description

Round metal button with the words, "AGAN FOR GOVERNOR", printed in blue on a white ground.

Context

Frank Walter Agan (1869-1934) was one of four Republicans vying for the party's nomination for governor in 1920. He lost to James Hartness who was subsequently elected governor. Agan had previously run for lieutenant governor in 1902 as the Local Option candidate, but lost to Zed Stanton, a Republican. Agan was in woolen mill manufacturing in Ludlow. He had two wives, Cora, who died in the late 1890s, and then Maria.

Acquisition

Accession

1986.24

Source or Donor

VHS Library

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Harold G. Rugg collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Whitehead & Hoag Co.

Date made

1920

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

7/8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Agan, Frank W. (1868-1934)