Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
"Answer Peekskill" campaign pin for Ben Davis
1940s
Gardner, Worchester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Small round Ben Davis political button with a pin back. Red lettering on an off-white background reads "Answer Peekskill/ Re-Elect/ Ben Davis/ Vote A.L.P." emblem of the Allied Printing Trades Council (labor union) appears between the last two lines. The back is a simple metal stickpin; there is no catch for the pin. There are several small rust spots.
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Catalog reference: 2013.207.2
