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  • Button, George W. Bush, Richard Vinroot, 2000
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Political campaigns; Politics & government; Brooms
  • Pinback button supporting George W. Bush for president and Richard Vinroot for governor. The button has a white background with blue and red graphics and text. The center of the button has a blue map of North Carolina with a diagonal broom in front...
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, North Carolina State University basketball, 1983
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Memorabilia; Sports; Basketball; Basketball players
  • Pinback button showing the 1983 North Carolina State University basketball team. The red and white button has a photograph of the team in the center. Text on the button reads "N.C. STATE / THE TEAM OF DESTINY / NATIONAL 82-83 / CHAMPIONS."...
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Delegate badge, Republican National Convention, 1892
  • Badges; Politics & government
  • North Carolina delegate badge from the 1892 Republican National Convention. Text on the badge reads: "REPUBLICAN / NATIONAL / CONVENTION / MINNEAPOLIS / 1892 / DELEGATE / NORTH CAROLINA." Dimensions: 65 mm wide x 265 mm high.
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button and ribbon, Mecklenburg Fair Association, 1905
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Ribbons; Fairs
  • Button and ribbon from the 1905 Mecklenburg Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina. The pale green ribbon has silver text reading, "MECKLENBURG / FAIR / ASSOCIATION / CHARLOTTE, N.C. 1905." A circular medallion on the pinback button has a black and...
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, North Carolina likes Wallace and LeMay, 1968
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Political campaigns; Politics & government
  • Pinback button supporting George Wallace and Curtis LeMay. The button has a white background with black-and-white photos of Wallace's and LeMay's heads. Red text above their portraits reads "NORTH CAROLINA / LIKES." Black text at the bottom reads...
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, Battle of King's Mountain
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Memorabilia; Souvenirs; Historic sites
  • Button commemorating the Battle of King's Mountain. The button has a white background with a blue border and features a picture of a monument with black text that reads: "Souvenir / 1780-1912." White text around the outside edge reads: "Battle of...
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, ACC Basketball tournament, 1967
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Badges; Basketball; Tournaments
  • Pinback button press pass from the 1967 ACC Basketball tournament. The orange button has navy blue text reading: "ACC Basketball Tournament / 1967 / PRESS / Greensboro / Coliseum." A white name tag in the center of the button reads "JIM THACKER /...
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button promoting Wildlife Magazine
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Ducks; Wildlife conservation
  • Button promoting Wildlife Magazine. The button has a blue and brown background and a picture of two brown ducks. White text reads: "Wildlife/ In North Carolina/ Magazine/ 1985." Dimensions: 37 mm diameter.
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, Barbara Howe for governor
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Political campaigns; Politics & government
  • Pinback button supporting Barbara Howe's campaign for governor. The button has a white background with dark blue text reading "FREEDOM WORKS. HERE'S HOWE! / BARBARA / HOWE / GOVERNOR / LIBERTARIAN FOR N.C."
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, Jeter Connelly Pritchard
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Political campaigns; Politics & government
  • Pinback button promoting Jeter Connelly Pritchard. The button has Pritchard's image under the words "Pritchard, Protection, Prosperity."
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, Thomas Walter Bickett for governor, 1917
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Political campaigns; Politics & government
  • Pinback button supporting the gubernatorial campaign of Thomas Walter Bickett.The button has a white background with a photo of Bickett in the center. Text around the outside edge reads "BICKETT FOR GOVERNOR / THE RECORD IS THE REASON." Text on the...
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, Jeter C. Pritchard for president
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Political campaigns; Politics & government
  • Pinback button supporting Jeter C. Pritchard's campaign for president. The button has a black background and a black-and-white photo of Pritchard in the center. White text around the outside edge reads "FOR PRESIDENT / JETER C. PRITCHARD."
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, Daniel L. Russell
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Politics & government; Governors
  • Pinback button featuring North Carolina governor Daniel L. Russell. The button has a white background with a black-and-white photo of Russell in the center under the words "DANIELL L. RUSSELL / GOV. N.C. 1897-1901."
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, Reginald A. Hawkins
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Political campaigns; Politics & government
  • Pinback button supporting Reginald Hawkins for governor. The button has a white background with red text reading "HAWKINS / For Governor/ Candidate of / Hope and Progress."
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, Randolph County "Keep Roosevelt" Club
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Political campaigns; Politics & government; Presidents
  • Pinback button from the Randolph County "Keep Roosevelt" Club. The button has a white background with blue and red text reading "RANDOLPH / KEEP / ROOSEVELT / CLUB." Text on the reverse reads "ST. LOUIS BUTTON CO / MFRS / ST. LOUIS. MO."
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, Reagan Country
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Political campaigns; Politics & government
  • Pinback button supporting Ronald Regan's presidential campaign. The oval-shaped button has a yellow background with dark blue graphics and text. The center of the button has a map of North Carolina with a drawing of Reagan's head in the center....
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, I'm a Proud Tarheel Democrat, 1993
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Politics & government; Inaugurations; Presidents
  • Pinback button celebrating the inauguration of President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. The button has a white background with a red ring around the outside edge. The center has photos of Clinton's and Gore's head and shoulders with a...
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  • Button, George H. W. Bush, Duncan Faircloth, Jim Gardner, 1992
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Political campaigns; Politics & government; Logos
  • Pinback button supporting the candidates George H. W. Bush, Duncan Lauch Faircloth, and Jim Gardner in the 1992 election. The button has a white background with red and blue text and graphics. The Republican elephant symbol appears in the upper...
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Postcard, Billy Possum (President William Taft), 1909
  • Postcards; Presidents; Caricatures; Animals; Cigars
  • Postcard commemorating President William Howard Taft's visit to North Carolina in 1909. The postcard features a cartoon drawing of a possum wearing a suit and top hat, carrying a cane, and smoking a cigar. A man's head appears to be the smoke from...
  • Lew Powell Collection
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  • Button, Rufus Edmisten
  • Buttons (Information artifacts); Political campaigns; Politics & government
  • Pinback button supporting a campaign by Rufus Edmisten. The button has a blue background with white and red text reading "I'M FOR / RUFUS."
  • Lew Powell Collection

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