Button, Campaign
Object number2018.123.11
Date1954
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Alan J. Davidson
DescriptionCircular campaign button. Metal lithograph open-back button with vertical straight pin on back. Front has red and white background with white, red, and blue campaign message. Left and right edges have red union labels. Reverse is gold-colored metal with inserted silver-gray-colored straight pin that extends past the bottom edge of the button.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1.063 x 0.938 x 0.25 in. (2.7 x 2.4 x 0.6 cm)InscriptionsFront has white, red, and blue text "GIVE / IKE / REPUBLICAN / HOUSE / IN / '54".
MarksViewer's left edge has red union label with text "LOCAL NO 4 / AMALGAMATED / UNION / LITHOGRAPHERS / LABEL / OF AMERICA / CHICAGO.
Viewer's right edge has red union label with text "LOCAL 119 / UNION / LABEL / [text at center is illegible]".
Historical NotesPart of a collection that belonged to various members of donor Alan J. Davidson’s family who were from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related person
Dwight David Eisenhower
(1890 - 1969)
Related institution
Amalgamated Lithographers of America
Related institution
United States House of Representatives
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1979-2006
1989-1992
1938-1943
1972
American Safety Table Company
