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Pass

Object number2019.42.8

Date2000

MediumPlastic; Fabric; Metal; Paper; Applied decoration; Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Denis Attenburger

DescriptionWhite, red, and blue access pass on a lanyard with a button pinned to it. Access pass is white plastic with blue, red, and gold text on both sides; image of Liberty Bell on front and back. Front of access pass has a clear sticker with blue text. Lanyard is white with red and blue text and a metal swivel j-hook attached to the top of the access pass. Rectangular button pinned through lanyard's metal hook. Button is white with blue and red text and the image of an elephant in front of an American flag; blue manufacturing text in bottom, proper right corner. Front has a clear, plastic covering, and back is metal with a black, plastic covering with holes cut out for a metal safety pin fastener. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 24.25 x 4 x 0.313 in. (61.6 x 10.2 x 0.8 cm)
InscriptionsRed and blue text on both sides of lanyard: "POLITICALFEST / UNITED / [Liberty Bell] / PHILADELPHIA / 2000".

Red and blue text on front of button: "PHILADELPHIA / Welcomes / REPUBLICAN / NATIONAL / CONVENTION / 2000 / PHILADELPHIA".

Red, blue, and gold text on the front and back of access pass: "[front] PHILADELPHIA / 2000 / [Liberty Bell] / POLITICALFEST / PENNSYLVANIA / D1 / DELEGATE / FLOOR ACCESS / [back] PHILADELPHIA / 2000 / [Liberty Bell] / POLITICALFEST / Where the Party Begins / PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER / SHOW HOURS / [list of dates and times from July 26 to August 3] / DELEGATE / FLOOR ACCESS / SOUVENIR / CREDENTIAL / NOT VALID FOR / ADMISSION TO / SHOW WITHOUT / TICKET PURCHASE".
MarksBlue manufacturing label in bottom, PR corner of button: "[illegible] UNION / GCIU / LABEL / [illegible]".
Historical NotesThis access pass is part of a larger political collection collected by Dorothy Larson. The pass was from the 2000 Republican National Convention held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The donor Denis Attenburger's mother-in-law, Dorothy Larson, was a delegate for the State of Pennsylvania at the Republican National Convention in 1976, 1980, and 1984. She supported numerous Republican candidates and causes, which are reflected in the various pins and campaign materials she collected.

Previous owner Dorothy Larson

Related institution Republican Party (United States, founded 1854)

Related institution Graphic Communications International Union

Related institution Republican National Committee

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