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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Landon and Knox Campaign Button, 1936
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Landon and Knox Campaign Button, 1936

Artifact IDMO 1976.41.6
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker
Date1936
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 3/4 in (1.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback button for the campaign of Alfred Landon and Frank Knox. The button is blue on the top half and white on the bottom half. White and blue text reads: LANDON / & / KNOX / I BOUGHT / A / CERTIFICATE. At the left center is the yellow and black illustration of the small head of a sunflower. A union bug is printed along the bottom edge of the button.
Historical NoteAlfred M. Landon and Frank Knox were the Republican Party's presidential and vice presidential candidates in 1936.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of James T. Kirk, Jr.
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.
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