Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Luce Center
Pin-back button
Object Number:
2001.69
Date:
1945-1955
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 in. ( 4.2 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "GEN. MacARTHUR"; red and white; image of Douglas MacArthur, airplane, tank, ambulance and a firearm.
Gallery Label:
General Douglas MacArthur lead the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific during the Second World War and sought nomination as a Republican presidential candidate in 1948.
Credit Line:
Gift of David Klotz
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
