Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1501
Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Date1928
Mediummetal; celluoid; paper; ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCelluloid pinback button with a blue Republican elephant depicted at the top, with red and blue text below. Back features maker's mark.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.813 × 0.688 × 0.125 in. (2.1 × 1.7 × 0.3 cm)InscriptionsRed text reads "HOOVER", blue text blue this reads "PENNSYLVANIA / COUNCIL OF / REPUBLICAN / WOMEN".
MarksMaker's mark reads "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. / BUTTONS, / BADGES, / NOVELTIES, / AND SIGNS". Illegible union label printed below this, followed by "NEWARK, N.J.".
Related person
Herbert Hoover
Related person
Charles Curtis
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related institution
Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women
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