Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1770
Manufacturer
Philadelphia Badge Company
Date1958
MediumCelluloid; Meta; Celluloid; Paper; Ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular metal celluloid closed button. Plastic backing, with red string attached in the top section for display. Front features two sepia photographs of two men, with white text above and below images. Red, white, and blue solid striped backgroundDimensionsDiameter x Depth: 6 × 0.25 in. (15.2 × 0.6 cm)Inscriptions"VOTE STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN / [SCOTT / FOR U.S. SENATOR] [McGONIGLE / FOR GOVERNOR" above photos; "[JOHN M. WALKER / LIEUTENANT / GOVERNOR] [ROBERT E. WOODSIDE / SUPREME / COURT] / [ANDREW J. GLEASON / SECRETARY OF / INTERNAL AFFAIRS]" below photos.
Related person
Hugh Scott Jr.
(1900 - 1994)
Related person
John M. Walker
Related person
Andrew J. Gleason
Related person
Robert E. Woodside
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
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