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Campaign button and ribbon with plastic elephant. The button features a picture of Lewis Wendell Wilkie (1892-1944) who was a candidate in the presidential election of 1940. The elephant represents the symbol of the Republican Party. Wilkie was defeated by incumbent democrat President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945).

Campaign button and ribbon with plastic elephant. The button features a picture of Lewis Wendell Wilkie (1892-1944) who was a candidate in the presidential election of 1940. The elephant represents the symbol of the Republican Party. Wilkie was defeated by incumbent democrat President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945).

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Description

Campaign button and ribbon with plastic elephant. The button features a picture of Lewis Wendell Wilkie (1892-1944) who was a candidate in the presidential election of 1940. The elephant represents the symbol of the Republican Party. Wilkie was defeated by incumbent democrat President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945).

Creator

Date

1940

Materials

Metal, paper, celluloid, fabric, plastic

Dimensions

1.25 W x 3 H x .25 D inches

Object ID

1973.11.614 d

Resource ID

9453

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.