Collection Highlights
Pictorial map of New York and vicinity, showing the suburban towns, and railroad and water communications
Date:
1871
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M32.3.10.1
Medium:
Black ink on paper, backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin
Object Number:
2002.1.4574
Date:
1940
Medium:
Metal, enamel
Dimensions:
2 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in.
Description:
A metal campaign pin shaped like three overlapping "W's" in red, white and blue with a gold eagle relief in the center over the name "Willkie" in gold. Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) was a Republican candidate for president of the United States, 1940, in an unsuccessful run against FDR.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
