Campaign of
Wendell Lewis Willkie
(American, 1892 – 1944)
Pin-back button
1940
Place madeUnited States, North America
Metal
Overall (button): 1/8 in. × 3/4 in. (0.3 × 1.9 cm)
Part (key): 1 1/8 × 1/2 × 1/8 in. (2.9 × 1.3 × 0.3 cm)
Part (key): 1 1/8 × 1/2 × 1/8 in. (2.9 × 1.3 × 0.3 cm)
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
2002.1.3768
Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) was a Republican candidate for president of the United States, 1940, in an unsuccessful run against FDR.
DescriptionA white pinback campaign button pierced at the bottom with a small metal key hanging from a link. A visual play on words, it reads in blue "For President/ Will-" and the dangling key finishes the name "Willkie".ClassificationsLANDAUER COLLECTION OF BUSINESS AND ADVERTISING EPHEMERA
Collections
- Business and Advertising Ephemera: The Bella C. Landauer Collection
