Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pinback button
Object Number:
2002.1.3812
Date:
1952-1956
Medium:
Plastic, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/4 x 3 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
A large pinback campaign button divided horizontally into red, white and blue sections printed with "I Like Ike" across the white center section. Dwight David Eisenhower, "Ike", (1890-1969) -- Republican; general in the U.S. Army during World War II; President of the United States, 1953-61; President of Columbia University 1948-53; and from 1971 to 1978, his portrait appeared on the U.S. dollar coin.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
