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Republican National Convention badge
- Creator:
- Crafters Inc.
- Location:
- Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
- Origin Date:
- 1960
- Materials:
- cloth, metal
- Measurements:
- overall: 4 in x 2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0600
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
This was a badge for a press messenger at the 1960 Republican National Convention. An orange silk ribbon features a gold pin at the top and a dangling medal at the end. The pin depicts a spread-winged eagle with a shield behind which is a banner with the words "100 Years of Progress" in raised letters. A rectangular bar reads, "Press Messenger." The medal is rectangular and features a right profile of President Abraham Lincoln with olive branches on either side. Raised letters read, "Republican National Convention/1960/Chicago." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum