Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1553
Manufacturer
Philadelphia Badge Company
Date1950
MediumPaper; Celluloid; Metal; Ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCelluloid pinback button. Face features a red, white, and blue-striped background, with an image of Jay Coooke's head in the center. White text above and below image.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 3.438 × 0.313 in. (8.7 × 0.8 cm)InscriptionsText across top reads: "FOR GOVERNOR". Text below image reads: "COOKE"
MarksMaker's mark along bottom edge reads "PHILA. BADGE CO. INC. PHILA PA".
Related person
Jay Cooke
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
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