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We mourn our country's loss
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.55
Medium:
Paper, linen backing
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Luce Center
Pin-back button
Object Number:
2002.1.3850
Date:
1956-1968
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 1 1/8 in. diameter
Description:
A white pinback campaign button printed with three blue letter "H's" with stars above the word in red "Humphrey". Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (hence the "HHH") (1911-1978); pharmacist; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956; Vice President of the United States, 1965-69; Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1968.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
