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Campaign of (American, 1892 – 1944)

Pin-back button

1940
Place madeUnited States, North America
Celluloid, metal, paper
Overall: 1/8 in. × 3/4 in. (0.3 × 1.9 cm)
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
2002.1.3765
Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) was a Republican candidate for president of the United States, 1940, in an unsuccessful run against FDR.
DescriptionA pinback campaign button divided horizontally into red, white and blue sections, that reads "Willkie Contributor".
Collections
  • Business and Advertising Ephemera: The Bella C. Landauer Collection
Pin-back button
Wendell Lewis Willkie
1940
2002.1.3769
Pin-back buttons (pair)
Wendell Lewis Willkie
1940
2002.1.3760
Pin-back buttons (pair)
Wendell Lewis Willkie
1940
2002.1.3761
Pin-back button
Wendell Lewis Willkie
1940
2002.1.3766
Pin-back button
Wendell Lewis Willkie
1940
2002.1.3767
Pin-back button
Wendell Lewis Willkie
1940
2002.1.3764
Pin-back buttons (pair)
Wendell Lewis Willkie
1940
2002.1.3759
Pin-back button
Wendell Lewis Willkie
ca. 1940
2002.1.3763
Pin-back button
Wendell Lewis Willkie
1940
2002.1.3772
Pin-back button
Wendell Lewis Willkie
1940
2002.1.3770
Pin-back buttons (pair)
Wendell Lewis Willkie
1940
2002.1.3758
Pin-back button
Wendell Lewis Willkie
1940
2002.1.3777