William H. Taft-Sherman Campaign and Inaugural Buttons, ca. 1908-1909
- Title:
- William H. Taft-Sherman Campaign and Inaugural Buttons, ca. 1908-1909
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Union:
- Allied Printing Trades Council
- Political Figure:
- Taft, William H., American (1857-1930), Presidential Candidate
Sherman, J.S., American (1855-1912), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1908-1909
- Election Date:
- 1908
- ID Number:
- 2214.BT0014b
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BT0014b.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- International
- Work Type:
- Buttons (Information artifacts)
Costume
Portraits
Photographs - Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Paper (fiber product)
Celluloid
Photograph
Halftone
Four-color process - Subject:
- Buttons (information artifacts)
Portraits
Taft, William H.
Sherman, J.S.
Politics
Promotional materials
Portraits
Busts
Inaugurations
Events
Washington, District of Columbia
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
American flags
Clubs (associations)
Massachusetts
Students
Republican Party
Birds - Measurement:
- 27.94 x 21.59 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- One button was issued in association with the March 4, 1909 Presidential inauguration. The button reading TAFT contains an Allied Printing Trades Council, 258, Chicago, union label. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates these buttons to the 1908 Presidential campaign
the full-color portrait button reading WM. H. TAFT was made using a four-color process and is likely to date to well after the campaign. - Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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