Willkie Campaign Buttons, ca. 1940
- Title:
- Willkie Campaign Buttons, ca. 1940
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Allied Printing Trades Council
Intnl. Photo Engravers' Union of North America (1900-1964)
Popularads Co.
- Political Figure:
- Willkie, Wendell L., American (1892-1944), Presidential Candidate
Roosevelt, Franklin D., American (1882-1945), President
Roosevelt, Eleanor, American (1884-1962), Spouse
- Date:
- ca. 1940
- Election Date:
- 1940
- ID Number:
- 2214.BT0035c
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BT0035c.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- costume by form
portraits
textiles (visual works)
figurines
badges
Buttons (Information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Plastic
Paper (fiber product)
Ribbon
Halftone - Subject:
- Buttons (information artifacts)
Portraits
Figurines
Badges
Willkie, Wendell L.
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Politics
Promotional materials
Symbols
Animals
Elephants
Republican Party
Baseball
Economic policy
Democratic Party
Working class
Trade unions
Portraits
Busts
Stars
Eagles
Golden Gate International Exposition
Presidents' Spouses (United States)
Birds - Measurement:
- 27.94 x 21.59 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- This assortment of Willkie campaign buttons contains a number of anti-Franklin D. Roosevelt items. One button refers to Billy Rose's Aquacade, a popular synchronized swimming show featured during the 1939-1940 Golden Gate International Exposition held in San Francisco, California.
- 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:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.