Willkie, Hendrickson, and Barbour Campaign Button, 1940
Artifact IDMO 1976.46.78
Object Type
Button, Campaign
Maker
Bastian Brothers Company
(American, founded 1895)
Date1940
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall H 5/8 in x W 1 in (1.6 cm x 2.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn oval pinback coat-tail button from the campaigns of Wendell Willkie, Robert Hendrickson, and William Barbour. The button consists of three horizontal bands in red, white, and blue. White and blue text reads: WILLKIE / HENDRICKSON / BARBOUR. Union bugs are printed along the rim of the button.
Historical NoteThis 1940 campaign button features Wendell Willkie, the Republican Party's unsuccessful presidential candidate, Robert C. Hendrickson, the Republican Party's unsuccessful candidate for governor of New Jersey, and William W. Barbour, the Republican Party's successful candidate for the U.S. Senate from New Jersey.Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Jerome K. Wilcox
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.In Collection(s)
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