Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1837
Manufacturer
Bastian Brothers Company
Date1960
MediumMetal; Paint
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular metal lithograph open-back button with vertical pinback. Front features a red, white, and blue striped background, with alternating white and blue text. Metal back.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.875 × 0.75 × 0.188 in. (2.2 × 1.9 × 0.5 cm)Inscriptions"KENNEDY / AND / JOHNSON" text on front.
Marks"BASTIAN BROS. CO. ROCHE[cut off]" printed along bottom edge. Sheet Metal Worker's International Association label printed at the top, and another illegible union label printed along the bottom, to the left of maker's mark.
Related person
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
(1917 - 1963)
Related person
Lyndon B. Johnson
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