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Major William McKinley Campaign Button
1896
Whitehead & Hoag Co.
USA: New Jersey, Newark
Metal, paper, celluloid
1-1/8"h x 7/8"w x 1/8"d
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. McKinley
2019.006.17

Major William McKinley Campaign Button. Round pin-back button with black and white image of McKinley (bust only) at center, "FOR PRESIDENT / MAJ. WM. MCKINLEY" in black text surrounding.


Pin-back buttons, patented in the 1890s, became a popular campaign tool for politicians. They often featured slogans, names, symbols, and photographs of candidates. These pins used during McKinley’s 1896 and 1900 presidential campaigns, feature his running mates Garret Hobart (1844-1899) and Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), and his many popular campaign slogans.