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Kennedy-Johnson collar tab
Kennedy-Johnson collar tab

Kennedy-Johnson collar tab

Object number2014.074.0004
Date1960
ClassificationsArtifacts
Creator Bastian Brothers Company
ObjectCampaign ephemera
Credit LineJesse Moyers Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumMetal
Dimensions1 1/8 × 1 1/16 in. (2.9 × 2.7 cm)
DescriptionCampaign collar tag supporting Kennedy-Johnson during the 1960 election. The words "KENNEDY" and "JOHNSON" are printed in blue on a white background. The round tab reads "Bastian Bros. Co., Rochester, N. Y." The tag is made of thin metal; the user would bend the tag so that the round tab would go inside a collar and the main label would show.