Badge, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1617
Date1950
Mediummetal; paper; celluloid; ink; fabric
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCelluloid pinback button attached to off-white fabric ribbon. Button features blue text, and ribbon features red text.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 9.313 × 3.438 × 0.313 in. (23.7 × 8.7 × 0.8 cm)InscriptionsButton: "VOTE / DEMOCRATIC / DILWORTH / MYERS".
Ribbon: "VOTE THE / STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC / TICKET / MYERS / DILWORTH / TEAMSTERS / JOINT COUNCIL / NO. 53 / POLITICAL / EDUATIONAL / LEAGUE".
MarksUnion label on button reads "ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES [ UNION / LABEL ] COUNCIL / PHILADELPHIA". Union button on ribbon is faded and illegible.
Maker's mark on back of ribbon reads "SAMUEL HOFFMAN / Collector of Presidential Items / GLADSTONE HOTEL / PHILADELPHIA Y, PA."
Collector
Samuel Hoffman
Related person
Richardson K. Dilworth
Related person
Francis J. Myers
Related institution
Political Educational League
Related institution
Democratic Party
Related institution
Allied Printing
Related institution
Teamsters Joint Council
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1962
1955
1955
1955
