Pin, Dwight Eisenhower, 1950s
name: label: associated person; referenced
content: Eisenhower, Dwight D.
label: associated institution
content: Republican National Party
notes: label: Description
content: By the 1950s, women comprised half of the voting electorate. To encourage their participation, campaigns produced inexpensive costume jewelry such as this pin featuring the symbol of the Republican Party and the familiar nickname of Republican presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower defeated Democratic challenger Adlai Stevenson in 1952 and 1956.
place: label: place made
content: India
topic: 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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1952.N131
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1952.N131
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Brooch
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, metallic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold; silver; red; blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall pin: 2 1/4 in x 3 1/8 in; 5.715 cm x 7.9375 cm