Badge, Campaign
Object number2015.22.273
Manufacturer
J.H. Shaw Company
Date1894
MediumFabric; Metal; Ink; Paper
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionWhite fabric ribbon attached to metal pin at top and a tassel at the bottom. Gold-tone text across the top. In center, there is a colorful image of a U.S. flag; there is a circular photograph to the top-right, and a circular photograph to the bottom left of the flag. Gold-tone text throughout bottom section. Maker's mark on reverse side.DimensionsHeight x Width: 9 × 3 in. (22.9 × 7.6 cm)InscriptionsRibbon reads: "REPUBLICAN / LEAGUE" at top. Below this, to the right, is a circular photograph of man facing proper right. Around the photograph is a printed sunlike border, and below the photograph reads: "GOVERNOR". Below this is an image of the U.S. flag. Below this, to the left, is another circular photograph of man facing proper right. There is also a printed, sunlike border around this photograph, and at the bottom reads: "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR". Rest of ribbon reads: "OF / PENNSYLVANIA / HARRISBURG / 1894 / ALTERNATE."
MarksOn reverse side is a maker's mark stamped in black ink that reads: "J.H. SHAW / 818 ARCH ST. / PHILADA."
Related person
Daniel H. Hastings
Related person
Walter Lyon
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related institution
Republican League of Pennsylvania
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