Collection Highlights
We mourn our country's loss
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.55
Medium:
Paper, linen backing
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Pinback button
Object Number:
2002.1.3736
Date:
1908
Medium:
Celluloid, paper, metal
Dimensions:
1/4 x 3 3/8 in. diameter
Description:
A very large tomato red pinback campaign button with the word "Taft" in blue lettering with white borders. William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was president of the United States from 1909-1913, and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1921-1930, the only former president to serve the nation in an official capacity.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
