Wilson-Marshall Campaign Button, 1912-1916

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Artifact Overview

Democrat Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1912 and 1916. Party officials chose Indiana governor Thomas Marshall as his running mate each time. The pair did not work well together. The intellectual, activist Wilson rarely consulted with his unassuming yet genial vice president. Marshall remained distant from the White House throughout Wilson's term in office, even after the president suffered a debilitating stroke.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Button (Information artifact)

Date Made

1912-1916

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

72.31.337

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Tin (Metal)
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Diameter: 0.875 in

Inscriptions

Front: WILSON AND MARSHALL Back: THE | WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. | NEWARK, N.J. | [Allied Printing Trades Council, Newark, N.J. union label] | PATENTED | JULY 17, 1894 | APRIL 14, 1896, JULY 21, 1896
Wilson-Marshall Campaign Button, 1912-1916