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Brass and silk press badge worn by William Allen White of Emporia, Kansas, to the 1916 Democratic National Convention in St Louis, Missouri. A Pulitzer Prize-winning author, newspaper editor, and politician, White frequently attended national political conventions as either a journalist or delegate. In 1916, White witnessed the nomination of Democratic presidential incumbent Woodrow Wilson. White's signature can be seen on the badge.
Creator: Whitehead & Hoag Company
Date: 1916
Item Number: 225241
Call Number: 2002.60.267
KSHS Identifier: 2002.60.267
Collections - Museum
Date - 1910s - 1916
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Wilson, Woodrow
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Democrat
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Personal Symbol - Pin - Political
People - Notable Kansans - White, William Allen, 1868-1944
Places - Other States - Missouri - St. Louis
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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