Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign

Button, Campaign

Object number2010.98.78
Datec. 2002
OriginChicago, IL
MediumPlastic coated metal
Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family
DescriptionMedium-sized, circular campaign button. Black and white. Black background with white lettering. Printed text on front communicates campaign message with two white printed lines above and below the lettering. At the very bottom of the pin, a white union label symbol is printed. The back is plain metal with fastener.Dimensions2.375 x 7.5 in. (6 x 19.1 cm)
InscriptionsWhite lettering reads "KNOLL / FOR / GOVERNOR" in the center in large white letters.

At the very bottom of the pin, a white symbol with "ALLIED PRINTING/ CHICAGO, ILL." printed on the outer edges is found. Inside the symbol, "TRADES COUNCIL" is printed. In the very center of the symbol, "UNION / LABEL" is printed. On one side of the symbol, an All RIghts Reserved Symbol is found. On the other, the number "93".

Historical NotesPart of a collection relating to the life and political career of Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll. Born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, Catherine Baker Knoll worked in the family business, Knoll Hotel and Restaurant, developing her people skills and beginning her political activism. In 1970, she became a state committee woman for the Democratic Party, then rose through the ranks of the state's Department of Transportation Bureau of Motor Vehicles. She was tapped by the party in 1976, to run for State Treasurer, but did not get elected to office until 1988. She easily won a second term in 1992, by a landslide vote. In 2002, she was elected as the state's first female Lieutenant Governor.
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