Campaign Pin, Bryan/McKinley
name: label: associated person
content: McKinley, William
label: associated person
content: Bryan, William Jennings
notes: label: Description
content: This button was designed to be worn by Republicans or Democrats or even undecided voters! Pushing the lever at the top would cause one of three images to appear in the window at the bottom—a picture of Republican candidate William McKinley, a picture of Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan, or a panel saying “Here He Is.” Instructions on the back of the button explained: "Oh Stop Guessing! Presidential Problem Solved. Hold Button So Capitol Is Upright, Press Steeple and Candidate Appearing Most is a Sure Winner. Inclining Capitol Slightly to Either Side, One of the Candidate’s [sic] Will Appear Mostly. Select Your Choice, Lock Steeple, and Wear as a Campaign Button." McKinley emerged as the “sure winner” defeating Bryan in 1896 and again in 1900.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
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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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1896.X23
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1896.X23
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pin, Mechanical
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/4 in; 3.175 cm