Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
INV.7116
Date:
1924
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Pin-back campaign button; red, white and blue stripes; red stripe inscribed "COOLIDGE"; white stripe inscribed "AND"; blue stripe inscribed "DAWES"; reverse inscribed "GREENDUCK CO. CHICAGO" with image of a sitting duck.
Gallery Label:
Calvin Coolidge won the presidential election of 1924 for the presidency along with his running mate Charles Dawes.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
