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Button w/ribbon
Object name
Button w/ribbon
Date
1936
Medium
Metal, textile
Dimensions
Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 7 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description
Circular metal pin-back campaign button w/ribbons; black and white image of Alf. M. Landon surrounded by a sunflower petals; yellow and white; attached to the pin is a red, white and blue striped ribbon.
Credit Line
Gift of Morris Curtis
Object Number
1940.381
Gallery Label
In 1936 Governor Alfred M. Landon accepted the Republican nomination for President, he was defeated in the election by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
