- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Davis, Benjamin Jefferson Jr., American, 1903 - 1964
- Date
- 1940s
- Medium
- plastic on paper on metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
- Description
- Small round Ben Davis political button with a pin back. Red lettering on an off-white background reads "Answer Peekskill/ Re-Elect/ Ben Davis/ Vote A.L.P." emblem of the Allied Printing Trades Council (labor union) appears between the last two lines. The back is a simple metal stickpin; there is no catch for the pin. There are several small rust spots.
- Place purchased
- Gardner, Worchester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.207.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




