Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.2016
Manufacturer
Harold K. Oleet & Bros
Date1964
OriginMount Vernon, NY
MediumMetal; Paint
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular metal lithographic open-back campaign button with vertical stickpin. Face features a black and gold-tone front of button, with a photograph of a man wearing glasses in the top-center section. Gold-tone text against black background in lower section.
Silver metal back. Gold-tone maker's mark printed along bottom edge, visible from back.fDimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1.25 x 1.188 x 0.188 in. (3.2 x 3 x 0.5 cm)InscriptionsText on front reads: "GOLDWATER / FOR / PRESIDENT".
MarksGold-tone text along bottom edge reads: "HAROLD K. OLEET & BROS 60 CLAREMONT ST. MOUNT VERNON N.Y."
Related person
Barry Goldwater
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
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