Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign

Button, Campaign

Object number2021.103.5
Datec. 1957
OriginChicago, IL
MediumMetal; Applied decoration
Credit LineGift of Ellen Lehman
DescriptionCircular mayoral campaign button. Metal lithograph open-back button with straight pin on back. Front has white background with blue band diagonal across center. Front has blue and white campaign message. Reverse is gold metal with repeated black printed union labels. Reverse has inserted brass-colored straight pin that extends past the edge of the button.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.938 x 0.813 x 0.25 in. (2.4 x 2.1 x 0.6 cm)
InscriptionsFront has blue and white printed text "Drew / WILL / DO IT".
MarksReverse is gold metal with repeated black printed union labels: one label has text "LOCAL NO 4 / AMALGAMATED / UNION / LITHOGRAPHERS / LABEL / OF AMERICA / CHICAGO";
other label has text "LOCAL... / UNION / LABEL / SINCE..." with other illegible text.
Historical Notes “Drew Will Do It” campaign button. Donated by Ellen Lehman. The Lehman family is descended from the Anathan family and Frank family, one of the first Jewish families to settle permanently in Pittsburgh. The Anathan, Frank, and Lehman families were philanthropists and founders of Jewish communal institutions and have contributed to the development of Pittsburgh businesses and industries.
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