Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin-back campaign button
Object Number:
INV.7025
Date:
1896
Medium:
Metal, paper
Dimensions:
overall: 1 1/4 in.
Description:
Pin-back campaign button; depicts images of William Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewall; portraits are framed in gold; reverse printed on paper "BUTTONS MADE BY/THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO.,/NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A./PAT. APRIL 14, 1896,/JULY 21, 1896"
Gallery Label:
William Jennings Bryan ran against William McKinley in the election of 1896. His running mate was Arthur Sewall.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
