Bryan-Stevenson Campaign Button, 1900
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Artifact Overview
In 1900, Democrat William Jennings Bryan made his second bid for the Presidency. His running mate was Adlai Stevenson, a longtime Democrat. Bryan continued to campaign for "Free Silver" (an economic issue from his 1896 campaign) but also spoke out against American imperial expansion. The Bryan-Stevenson ticket lost to Republicans William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1900
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured by the Whitehead & Hoag Company and the Allied Printing Trades Council, Newark, New Jersey.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
72.31.312
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Tin (Metal)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.875 in
Inscriptions
Front:
BRYAN | STEVENSON
Back:
THE | WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. | NEWARK, N.J. | PATENTED | JULY 17, 1894 | APRIL 14, 1896 | JULY 21, 1898
[Allied Printing Trades Council union label]
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