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Campaign of (American, 1902 – 1971)
Artist/Maker (Chicago, 1906 – 1975)

Pin-back button

1948
Place madeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Metal
Overall: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Gift of David Klotz
2001.100
In 1948, Governor Thomas E. Dewey was nominated for President of the United States. He lost to Harry S. Truman.
DescriptionCircular metal pin-back button "CLEAN HOUSE / WITH / DEWEY"; image of a broom; white and blue.
Pin-back buttons (set of five)
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Pin-back buttons (pair)
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1940.748
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Thomas Edmund Dewey
1944
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Pin-back buttons (group of 15)
Thomas Edmund Dewey
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Thomas Edmund Dewey
1948
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Thomas Edmund Dewey
1944
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Thomas Edmund Dewey
1950
INV.2397