Button, Campaign
Object number2012.75.43
Date1976
Mediummetal; plastic; ink
Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns
DescriptionCircular white campaign button with a blue border. In the middle of the pin is campaign message printed in blue and red. Around the perimeter is campaign information in blue and red printed text.Dimensions0.125 x 1.375 in. (0.3 x 3.5 cm)InscriptionsIn the middle is "BENTSEN" printed in blue above a red line.
Below the red line is "IN" printed in red, followed by "' 7" printed in blue and "6" printed in red.
Along the top edge of the pin is "BENTSEN IN '76 COMMITTEE" printed in blue.
Along the bottom left edge is "Chairman: William Lane" printed in red.
Along the bottom right edge is "Treasurer: Jack Blanton".
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
Jack Blanton
Related person
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr.
(1921 - 2006)
Related person
William Lane
Previous owner
Bernard A. Burns
On View
Not on view
2000
c. 1979
c. 1976
