1. Material:
  2. cloth (367)

Republican National Centennial Convention badge

Creator:
Crafters Inc.
Location:
Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
Origin Date:
1956
Materials:
cloth, metal
Measurements:
overall: 4 1/4 in x 2 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0599
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Three-dimensional Objects

Description

Purple silk ribbon features a gold-colored pin at the top and a dangling medallion at the bottom. The pin depicts an elephant holding an American flag in its trunk; it stands on top of a bar that reads "Honorary Assistant Sergeant at Arms" in raised letters. The gold-colored medallion features the overlapping busts of two men--Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Dwight Eisenhower. Raised lettersabove, below, and around the busts read, "San Francisco/Republican National Centennial Convention/1956." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum