Roosevelt-Fairbanks Campaign Button, 1904
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Having assumed the presidency when McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt was already immensely popular when he ran for president in 1904. Picking conservative Senator Charles W. Fairbanks as his running mate, Roosevelt was reelected in a landslide. Two previous highly esteemed Republicans--John C. Fremont (first Republican presidential candidate) and Abraham Lincoln--are also depicted on this button.
Having assumed the presidency when McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt was already immensely popular when he ran for president in 1904. Picking conservative Senator Charles W. Fairbanks as his running mate, Roosevelt was reelected in a landslide. Two previous highly esteemed Republicans--John C. Fremont (first Republican presidential candidate) and Abraham Lincoln--are also depicted on this button.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1904
Keywords
United States, Maryland, Baltimore
Buttons (Information artifacts)
Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918
Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
72.31.295
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Tin (Metal)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black (Color)
Brown
Sepia (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: .875 in
Inscriptions
On front: THE OLD BOYS/ 1856 Below LIncoln portrait: 1860-1864 Printed on back paper insert: MADE BY/BALTIMORE/BADGE & NOVELTY/COMPANY/BALTIMORE MD./DESIGN PATENTED
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