Badge, Thomas Dewey, 1948

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Object Details

associated person

Dewey, Thomas E.

associated institution

Republican National Party

Description

Governor Thomas Dewey of New York was the Republican candidate for president in 1948, his second failed attempt to win the White House. He lost to the Democratic candidate President Harry S. Truman who successfully retained the office he had assumed after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945.

Credit Line

Ralph E. Becker

ID Number

PL.227739.1948.J01

catalog number

227739.1948.J01

accession number

227739

Object Name

Badge

Physical Description

metal, textile (overall material)

red, white, black, blue, gold (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 4 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 11.43 cm x 4.445 cm

See more items in

Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition

American Democracy

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

Political Campaigns

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-5b99-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_529456