Collection Highlights
The Child's Anti-Slavery Book
Date:
1859
Object Number:
LIB.E449.C5372
Medium:
Bound volume
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
2003.47.4
Date:
1968
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
Description:
Pin-backed campaign button with red background, "CITIZENS for HUMPHREY" in black lettering with black star and several smiling faces of varying sex, race and ethnicity on white background
Gallery Label:
Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of the Democratic nominees in 1968 after President Lyndon B. Johnson turned down the nomination for re-election. Humphrey lost the general election to Richard M. Nixon.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick Michel
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
