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National Progressive Convention delegate badge
- Creator:
- The Whitehead & Hoag Co.
- Location:
- New Jersey, Essex County, Newark
- Origin Date:
- 1912
- Materials:
- cloth, metal
- Measurements:
- overall: 4 1/4 in x 2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0653
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Red, white, and blue striped grosgrain ribbon features a pin at the top cut in the shape of the Capitol Building in Washington, D. C.; "Delegate" is embossed across the pin. A medal dangles from the bottom of the ribbon and features the profiles of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson embossed in the center and "National Progressive Convention, Chicago, 1912" raised around the edges. The maker's information is printed on the reverse. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum