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Hannibal Hamlin campaign button
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown
- Origin Date:
- 1860
- Materials:
- metal
- Measurements:
- overall: x x 1 1/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0253
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Round Hannibal Hamlin button features a brown molded celluloid frame with raised scrollwork. A centered tintype portrait depicts Hamlin wearing a dark jacket, bow tie, and white shirt. "Hannibal Hamlin" is printed above his head. The reverse reveals a circular trench that would have held a similar tintype, possibly Abraham Lincoln's. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum