Badge, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1630
Date1948
MediumMetal; Paper; Celluloid; Plastic
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCelluloid pinback button attached to plastic, gold-toned figure of an elephant.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3.5 × 1.438 × 0.25 in. (8.9 × 3.7 × 0.6 cm)InscriptionsTop of button reads "THE MAN OF THE HOUR",and bottom reads "GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR".
Related person
Douglas MacArthur
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
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