Button, Event
Object number2015.22.1711
Manufacturer
Bastian Brothers Company
Date1955
MediumMetal; Paper; Celluloid
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular metal celluloid open-back button with vertical pinback. Front features a gold-tone background with blue text throughout.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 2.125 × 1.75 × 0.25 in. (5.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)Inscriptions"INAUGURAL / HONORABLE / GEORGE M. LEADER / GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA / HARRISBURG / JANUARY 18th / 1955 / 'HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN'".
Marks"BASTIAN BROS. CO. ROCHESTER N.Y."
Allied printing union label reads: "ALLIED PRINTING / TRADEES [UNION / LABEL] COUNCIL / ROCHESTER, N.Y.".
Historical NotesThe “Happy Days Are Here Again” phrase would have invoked memories of Franklin D. Roosevelt as FDR used that as his campaign song and also would have reminded viewers that it had been twenty years (January 1935) since a Democrat had been inaugurated as Governor of Pennsylvania.
Related person
George M. Leader
(1918 - 2013)
Related institution
Democratic Party
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Bastian Brothers Company
