Campaign Pin, 1888
name: label: associated person
content: Harrison, Benjamin
notes: label: Description
content: By the late 19th century, symbols of home and family life had become mainstays of American political culture. The home became a setting in which the policies of the major parties and their presidential candidates played out. This broom-shaped pin is from Benjamin Harrison’s 1888 presidential campaign.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: used
content: Political Campaigns
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0200.032
label: accession number
content: 2015.0200
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0200.032
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pin, Stick
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 1 in; 6.35 cm x 2.54 cm