Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1674
Manufacturer
Philadelphia Badge Company
Date1954
MediumMetal; Paper; Celluloid; Ink; Plastic
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 portraits of George M. Leader and Roy E. Furman in the center.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 3.063 × 0.313 in. (7.8 × 0.8 cm)InscriptionsTop reads "VOTE / DEMOCRATIC". Text above left portrait reads "GEO. M. LEADER", and text below it reads "GOVERNOR". Text above right portrait reads "ROY E. FURMAN", and below it reads "LT. GOVERNOR". Text in lower section reads "STRAIGHT / TICKET".
Marks"PHILA. BADGE CO. INC. PHILA. PA."
Union label printed along proper right edge
Related institution
Democratic Party
Related person
George M. Leader
(1918 - 2013)
Related person
Roy Evans Furman
(1901 - 1977)
On View
Not on view
1954
1920