Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1499
Date1928
Mediummetal; celluloid; paper; ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular metal celluloid open-back button with vertical pinback. Front features a white background, with a red Pennsylvania keystone under a blue elephant in the center; both images feature text.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.813 × 0.75 × 0.188 in. (2.1 × 1.9 × 0.5 cm)Inscriptions"GOP" printed on elephant in white. White text in keystone reads: "HOOVER / AND / CURTIS".
Related person
Herbert Hoover
Related person
Charles Curtis
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
On View
Not on view1940-1960
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