Willkie Campaign Button, 1940
Object numberMO 1967.10.133
Name
Button, Campaign
Maker
Bastian Brothers Company
(American, founded 1895)
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback button from Wendell Willkie's campaign. The button is divided into three horizontal sections in red, white, and blue. Blue text on the center white section reads: WILLKIE. The manufacturer's information and union bugs are printed on the rim of the button.
Label TextWendell Willkie was the Republican Party’s presidential candidate in 1940.Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Stanley Marcus
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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