Progressive Party Campaign Button, 1912
Object numberMO 2014.2.6
Name
Button, Campaign
Maker
Unknown
Date1912
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 13/16 in (2.1 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback campaign button. At the center of the blue button is a yellow illustration of the head of a bull moose. Above the image is white text that reads: PROGRESSIVE. A Chester, NY union bug is in the bottom right of the button.
Label TextIn 1912, Theodore Roosevelt was the Progressive Party's (also known as the Bull Moose Party) unsuccessful presidential candidate, losing to Democrat William Howard Taft.Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Jill Spiller
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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