Object Details
Manufactured by
Green Duck Company, American, 1906 - 2004
Subject of
President John F. Kennedy, American, 1917 - 1963
President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973
Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911
International Photo-Engravers Union of North America, American, founded 1904
Description
A 1960 presidential campaign folding tab, metal button for John F. Kennedy and running mate Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party. The button has red, white, and blue horizontal bands. The central white band has blue text that reads, [KENNEDY / and / JOHNSON]. Two (2), white five pointed stars are printed in the red and blue bands above and below the candidates’ names. The folding portion of the button is white and has the manufacturer’s information, union information and logos printed in blue. There are three union labels and the name of the manufacturer printed on the folding tab of the button. The back of the button is silver toned.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dorothy and Eugene Bryant
Date
1960
Object number
2017.88.4
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Medium
ink on metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 5/8 × 1 × 1/16 in. (4.2 × 2.6 × 0.1 cm)
Place made
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Civil Rights
Politics
U.S. History, 1953-1961
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.88.4