Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin-back button
Object Number:
2017.3.16
Date:
2016
Medium:
Metal, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (4.4 × 7 cm)
Marks:
Inscriptions:
Description:
Oval pin-back button; white background; top: blue "H" with red right-pointing arrow; center: "HILLARY / PRESIDENT'16"; blue star with red and white stripes to the left of "HILLARY".
Gallery Label:
This pin-back button expresses support for the Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election.
Bibliography:
Credit Line:
Gift of Roy Eddey
Provenance:
Place Made:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
