Manufactured by
Green Duck Company, American, 1906 - 2004
Subject of
President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911
International Photo-Engravers Union of North America, American, founded 1904
Date
1960
Medium
ink on metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 5/8 × 1 × 1/16 in. (4.2 × 2.6 × 0.1 cm)
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.
Place made
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Civil rights
Politics
U.S. History, 1953-1961
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dorothy and Eugene Bryant
Object number
2017.88.4
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5038e36d8-865c-471e-ae4c-16e900fc0baa

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