Collection Highlights
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Date:
1885-1886
Object Number:
LIB.XL.CT.G763.A3
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Button w/ribbon
Object Number:
1940.381
Date:
1936
Medium:
Metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 7 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back campaign button w/ribbons; black and white image of Alf. M. Landon surrounded by a sunflower petals; yellow and white; attached to the pin is a red, white and blue striped ribbon.
Gallery Label:
In 1936 Governor Alfred M. Landon accepted the Republican nomination for President, he was defeated in the election by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Credit Line:
Gift of Morris Curtis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
