Benjamin Harrison-Reid Campaign Items, ca. 1892
- Title:
- Benjamin Harrison-Reid Campaign Items, ca. 1892
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Button Manufacturer:
- Dessau, M.M.
Norton Bros.
- Political Figure:
- Harrison, Benjamin, American (1833-1901), Presidential Candidate
Reid, Whitelaw, American (1837-1912), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1892
- Election Date:
- 1892
- ID Number:
- 2214.TK0064
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214TK0064.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- metalwork (visual works)
costume by form
portraits
photographs
badges
Pins (Jewelry)
Buttons (Fasteners)
Studs (Buttons)
Buttons (Information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Casting
Celluloid
Stamping (forming)
Leather
Albumen print
Lithograph
Ribbon
Striking (metalworking) - Subject:
- Portraits
Pins (jewelry)
Buttons (fasteners)
Studs (Buttons)
Badges
Buttons (information artifacts)
Reid, Whitelaw
Promotional materials
Harrison, Benjamin
Politics
Salt River
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
American flags
Stars
Busts
Profile portraits
Protectionism
Trade
Economic policy
Industry
Top hats
Marketing
Tin
Pans (Containers)
Flowers
Cannons
Cannonballs
Shields
Steamboats
Republican Party
Birds - Measurement:
- 20.32 x 30.48 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Assemblage contains a variety of Benjamin Harrison pins, buttons, and lapel studs, along with a ribbon badge, advertising token, and a card providing passage for Harrison and Reid up salt river (an expression for the destination of election losers). One lapel stud made by Union Clothing Co.
portrait token advertises the Plymouth Rock Pants Co. Donor Susan H. Douglas associates these items with the 1892 Presidential 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:
- 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.