Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign

Button, Campaign

Object number2019.89.25
Date1992-1996
MediumMetal; Paper; Ink; Plastic
Credit LineGift of Virginia Caliguiri
DescriptionCircular pinback campaign button. Front of button has white background with red, white, and blue designa and printed text across center with campaign messge; front is covered in plastic layer. Front has blue Union label at bottom center that is difficult to read. Shiny silver metal backer with pinback across center but mounted upside down.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 1.438 × 0.313 in. (3.7 × 0.8 cm)
InscriptionsWhite and blue text on front of button across center "CARPENTERS / for / CLINTON".
MarksUnion label printed in blue at bottom center is difficult to read, but includes "R / ... / TRADES / ... / COUNCIL / ... / 9".
Historical NotesCarpenters for Clinton campaign button that belonged to Virginia Caliguiri. Virginia "Ginny" Caliguiri was born and raised in an Italian American family the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. She lived among a small enclave of Calabrese families living on and around Imperial Street. Her older brother, Richard, was the 55th mayor of Pittsburgh from 1977 until his death from Amyloidosis in 1988. Ginny was very active in her brother’s campaign activities along with her mother, aunts, and other family members. She also participated annually in the Great Race, one of her brother’s city-wide initiatives, and other races like the Pittsburgh Marathon and the Amyloidosis race. Ginny worked in patient advocacy and emergency medical services. She was awarded the Director’s Award of Excellence from the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Emergency Medical Services by Glenn Cannon in 2009. She served on the Board of Directors for Allegheny County’s Emergency Medical Service Institute from 1984-1995 and won an Outstanding Service Award from the Allegheny County EMS in 1990.
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