Button, Campaign
Object number2012.75.25
Datec. 1979
MediumMetal, Plastic, Ink
Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns
DescriptionCircular white campaign button. In center, a printed image of the state of Pennsylvania is in blue that fades to red. Campaign message is printed in white and blue. Back is plain silver metal and has pin fastener.Dimensions0.9842 x 3.0905 in. (2.5 x 7.9 cm)InscriptionsIn white lettering inside the printed image is "SCRANTON / FISHER".
Under the image, "FOR PENNSYLVANIA" is printed in smaller blue lettering.
In blue lettering under that is "Paid for by Scranton for Governor Committee. C.H. Welles IV, Treasurer" followed by the union symbol.
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to Bernie Burns. The collection documents Firefighters Local No. 1, the firefighting union of which Bernie Burns was the president; his life as a firefighter; and additional items that document growing up in Lawrenceville in the 1960s and 1970s.
Related person
William Warren Scranton
(1917 - 2013)
Related person
Dennis Michael Fisher
(born 1944)
Related person
C. H. Welles IV
Previous owner
Bernard A. Burns
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