Button, Political
Object number2013.126.4
Manufacturer
Bastian Brothers Company
Date1960
OriginRochester, NY
MediumMetal, ink
Credit LineGift of Patricia Bakich
DescriptionSmall, round metal button with a red, white, and blue horizontally striped background. Across the center in blue is candidate last name. Straight pin is diagonal across the back.Dimensions0.187 x 0.875 in. (0.5 x 2.2 cm)InscriptionsAcross the center in blue reads: "KENNEDY".
MarksAround edge at bottom: "BASTIAN BROS. CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y."
Historical NotesThis pin was acquired by donor Patricia Bakich at a talk Kennedy gave at the Syria Mosque. Part of a collection bought and worn by Patricia Bakich during her time in graduate school in Pittsburgh in the early 1960s. Bakich attended the Pitt School of Social Work and was very involved in social justice issues in Pittsburgh in the 1960s.
Previous owner
Patricia Bakich
Related person
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
(1917 - 1963)
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