Badge, Campaign
Object number2007.56.129
Date1905
MediumPaper, Canvas
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionRectangular paper campaign badge with canvas backing. Light blue lined background. Three main sections. First section has campaign message in red; amongst text is a man's portrait surrounded by a stylized yellow border; at the bottom of the image are two horizontal American flags that are tied at the ends to the flagpole, creating a banner effect; behind the image is a blue keystone. Second section: below the first image is that of a figure in a tricorn hat, powdered wig, and blue and white Colonial military uniform, blowing a long horizontal horn; from the horn hangs a large blue and yellow banner with campaign message. Third section has red election information. Dimensions3.25 x 10.25 in. (8.3 x 26 cm)InscriptionsThree main sections:
First section: The first reads from the top in red: "PENNSYLVANIA / Expects Every / Republican / To / Do / [image] / His / Duty".
Second section: Banner reads "Stand Pat / on / Prosperity / and / Vote for / STATE TREASURER. / J. Lee Plummer / JUSTICE OF THE / SUPREME COURT. / John Stewart. / JUDGE OF THE / SUPERIOR COURT. / Charles E. Rice. / James A. Beaver. / George B. Orlady."
Third section: Reads, in red, "ELECTION / Tuesday Nov. 7th 1905." At the very bottom, it reads, worked into the background, "WEAR THIS TO THE POLLS".
Historical NotesCampaign ribbon from the 1905 elections for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Found in collection.
Related person
George B. Orlady
Related person
James A. Beaver
Related person
John Stewart
Related person
Charles E. Rice
Related person
J. Lee Plummer
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
On View
Not on view
1900
1899
c. 1950