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Pass

Object number2019.42.13

OriginDetroit, MI

MediumPaper; Ink

Credit LineGift of Denis Attenburger

DescriptionWhite paper shuttle bus pass. Pass is rectangular and has blue text on the front. Red border around the edge with an inset blue square that has red text and a blue image of an elephant's head in profile.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3.5 x 5.75 x 0.039 in. (8.9 x 14.6 x 0.1 cm)
InscriptionsBlue and red text on front of pass: "SHUTTLE / BUS PASS / '80 / 1980 Republican / National Convention / Detroit".
MarksText in union mark in lower, proper left corner: "ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES / COUNCIL / UNION / LABEL / DETROIT MICH / 1 [in a circle]".
Historical NotesThis shuttle bus pass is part of a larger political collection collected by Dorothy Larson. The pass is from the 1980 Republican National Convention held in Detroit, Michigan. The four candidates for the Republican presidential nomination included Ronald Reagan, John B. Anderson, George H.W. Bush, and Anne Armstrong. Reagan won the nomination with 97.44% of the votes and went on to win the 1980 presidential election; George H.W. Bush served as his vice president. 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 Republican National Committee

Related institution Allied Printing

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