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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	00.34.2.5.2	Campaign Ribbon	"Delegate Democratic State Convention, Pueblo, Sept. 12, 1892." Pointed at top, notched at bottom. This ribbon was worn by a delegate at the 1892 Democratic State Convention. These conventions are used to select a presidential nominee.
2	1971.11.19.1	Political Pin, Ephemera	A pin of an American flat tied like a bow.
3	1971.11.19.2	Political Pin, Ephemera	American flag. Color: RD,WH,BL
4	1971.11.19.3	Political Pin, Ephemera	American flag. Color: RD,WH,BL
5	1972.58.2	Political Pin, Political Button	"I am a Democrat" in red, white and blue. A blue and red silk ribbon 4" long extends from the bottom of the pin. Back is silver with a gold pin. Color: RD,WH,BL
6	1978.25.87	Campaign Ribbon, Ephemera	Red cloth, gold lettering and drawing, "Boies for President". bevel cut "V" at bottom. Horace Boies was a Democratic convert after the Republican party started supporting prohibition and high tariffs. He served as a democratic Governor of Iowa from 1890-1894. In 1892, Boies ran as a presidential candidate at the Democratic National Convention and came in third. He did not pursue the presidency again. This ribbon is in support of Boies for president during the Democratic National Convention.
7	1978.25.9	Political Pin, Poltical Button	Photograph, "Wm. B. Allison, Died Aug. 7, 08", double black ribbon on bottom, memorial pin.
8	1979.9.12	Badge, Pin, Ephemera	Delegate, State Republican Convention; brass ear of corn pin at top, stamped "Delegate", blue enamel painted banner stamped "Iowa" at center; brass Iowa state map shaped plate at bottom, engraved rivers and details on Iowa map, stamped "State Republican Convention, Cedar Rapids, April 24, 1912". Badge is a heavy 3 piece brass construction, each piece being joined to the next by chain links; very good details. Color: BL
9	1979.9.7	Badge, Pin, Ephemera	Badge and ribbon, Spanish American War Veteran's convention badge; engraved (stamped metal) brass top pin badge, straight pin back; red, white and blue (stars and stripes) ribbon suspended at bottom, white paper and celluloid covered center piece, picturing an American Eagle, and the American and Cuban flags. Color: RD,WH,BL
10	1979.9.8	Badge, Pin, Ephemera	Metal, white paper, gold colored edging and celluloid cover, black lettering "Grand Stand"; straight pin back; red ribbon suspended at bottom, gold colored lettering "Cedar Valley Fair & Exposition -- Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1925". Color: BK,GD,WH
11	1979.9.9	Badge, Pin, Ephemera	Republican Convention delegate, 1916; gold plated eagle pin top, stamped "Delegate", straight pin back; red, white and blue striped ribbon at center (ribbon broken); gold plated eagle and medallion at bottom, picturing the Capitol Building in "Des Moines", stamped "Iowa State Republican Convention, 1916"; maker's mark on back. Color: RD,WH,BL
12	1980.5.1	Campain Ribbon, Ephemera	Blue satin, gold printed, "Iowa", profile of William B. Allison, "For President WM. B. ALLISON 1888"; gold satin bow sewn at top; silver brocade border; silver wire fringe suspended from bottom edge. This badge is in support of William B. Allison, who was born in Ohio but spent the majority his life in Dubuque, Iowa. He was the first representative from Iowa's 3rd district in the House of Representatives and served for eight years. There were a few times that the presidency intrigued him, but he never pursued a full campaign. In 1873 he started his role as an Iowan Senator, a position that he held until 1908.
13	1980.5.2	Badge, Pin, Ephemera	Blue field, brass framework, pin back. Face inscribed, "ALLISON IOWA CLUB", reverse embossed, "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK, N.J. PAT., OCT. 18,92, MAR. 7, 93"; red, white and blue ribbon (United States flag design), paper label on reverse, "NATIONAL CAMPAIGN EQUIPMENT C. 31 to 35 E. 4th St., N.Y. Sample badges sent anywhere Free of Charge"; copper ring sewn at bottom of ribbon to attach double-sided celluloid medallion, brass framework black and white phtography of William B. Allison inscribed, "FOR PRESIDENT WILLIAM B. ALLISON", reverse: black and white engraving of U. S. Capitol Building. Color: RD,WH,BL,BK
14	1980.5.297	Ribbon, Badge, Ephemera	Red ribbon with "DELEGATE" written vertically in black type and black union label at bottom. Blue political pin with "HERSHEY" written in white type. Stephen S. Hershey Jr. was born in 1964 and was sworn into the House of Delegates in 2011 as a Republican for Maryland's 36th district. In 2013 Hershey was sworn in as a member of the Maryland Senate from the same district and still holds office today (10/23/15).
15	1982.8.0013	Badge, Pin, Ephemera	Bar pin and ribbon, gold bar pin with eagle on top; center of bar white with "DELEGATE" in gold lettering; ribbon red, white and blue; gold bar with white lettering hanging halfway down the ribbon, "Kansas City"; from this bar there is a medallion of a building with a red, white and blue shield, "1928" on shield; "REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION" is on the bottom of the medallion. This badge was from the 1928 Republican National Convention in 1928 that was located in Kansas City. At this convention, Herbert Hoover won the Presidential Nomination and Charles Curtis won the Vice Presidential Nomination. In order to win a nomination, a candidate must win 1,191 of the 2,380 delegate votes. This pin belonged to someone who was voting at the convention.
16	1982.8.10	Badge, Pin, Ephemera	Bar pin and ribbon; bar pin with center slot for name, "CHAS. E. HEARST I O W A" typed on paper and inserted in name slot, ribbon red with brown lettering, "VOTING DELEGATE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION". This badge was belonged to Charles Ernest Hearst, a voting delegate for the state of Iowa for the American Farm Bureau Federation where he was Vice President from 1931-1936. Hearst was the President of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation from 1923-1936. Hearst was from Cedar Falls, Iowa and the Hearst family name is still present in the community (10/21/10). He did a lot to strengthen the nation's agriculture during the great depression.
17	1982.8.12	Badge, Pin, Ephemera	Gold with corn cob and center slot for name; top of pin painted blue with "IOWA" in gold letters, ribbon red, white and blue, gold/brown lettering "DELEGATE, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION KANSAS CITY 1928". This badge was from the 1928 Republican National Convention in 1928 that was located in Kansas City. At this convention, Herbert Hoover won the Presidential Nomination and Charles Curtis won the Vice Presidential Nomination. In order to win a nomination, a candidate must win 1,191 of the 2,380 delegate votes. This pin belonged to someone who was voting at the convention.
18	2020-FIC-105	Ephemera	White ribbon that says "Welcome to our President WM. H. Taft - Lincon October 2, 1911." The ribbon has an image of Taft in the middle.