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John Lind campaign button
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| Description | John Lind 1898 gubernatorial campaign button. On the laminated button Lind is depicted wearing a military uniform in front of U.S. and Cuban flags, a reference to his service in the Spanish-American War. Made by the Whitehead & Hoag Company in Newark, New Jersey. Lind campaigned as a Democrat endorsed by Populists and was elected Governor of Minnesota in 1898, the first Democrat to hold in that office in forty years. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 2.2 centimeters diameter .4 centimeters depth |
| Nomenclature | Button (information artifact) |
| Creation | Made by: Whitehead and Hoag Company Made in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States |
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United States Army, 12th Minnesota Infantry Regiment (1898-1899) Lind, John Made in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States Used in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States Politics and government Minnesota, United States Immigration and settlement Spanish-American War, 1898 Swedes Badges, Buttons & Medals. Government. Political Elections |
| Dates | Content: 1898 Elected Governor |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 1988.307.3 |