Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Luce Center
Political button
Object Number:
2008.39.70
Date:
1960s
Medium:
Metal and plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Description:
"CALIFORNIANS/FOR/WHO ELSE" BUT/"NELSE"/ROCKEFELLER, black on orange
Gallery Label:
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-79), Republican, was Governor of NY (1959-73), and Vice President of the US under Gerald Ford, (after the resignation of Richard Nixon) (1974-77). He made unsuccessful bids to win the Democratic nomination for President in 1960, 1964, 1968.
Credit Line:
Gift of Roberta Gratz
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
