"Kennedy for President" lenticular pin

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"Kennedy for President" lenticular pin

Lenticular campaign pin that shows two different images depending from which angle the pin is viewed. This pin shows "KENNEDY" on a red, white and blue background from one angle and "For President" from another, in support of John F. Kennedy's bid for the presidency in 1960. The lenticular cardboard is inside a clear plastic case with a metal safety pin on the back. On the reverse side of the cardboard is black text on a white background reading, "Get Out And VOTE." In the bottom left corner beside this is a union logo and: "Cine-Vue / Yonkers, N. Y."

Object Details
Object title:

"Kennedy for President" lenticular pin

Date:

1960

Medium:

Plastic, paper, metal

Dimensions:

13/16 × 1 7/8 in. (2.1 × 4.8 cm)

Credit line:

Jesse Moyers Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2014.074.0017

"Kennedy for President" lenticular pin

Lenticular campaign pin that shows two different images depending from which angle the pin is viewed. This pin shows "KENNEDY" on a red, white and blue background from one angle and "For President" from another, in support of John F. Kennedy's bid for the presidency in 1960. The lenticular cardboard is inside a clear plastic case with a metal safety pin on the back. On the reverse side of the cardboard is black text on a white background reading, "Get Out And VOTE." In the bottom left corner beside this is a union logo and: "Cine-Vue / Yonkers, N. Y."

Object Details
Object title:

"Kennedy for President" lenticular pin

Date:

1960

Terms:

Presidential campaign

1960 presidential election

Kennedy, John F.

Yonkers

Medium:

Plastic, paper, metal

Dimensions:

13/16 × 1 7/8 in. (2.1 × 4.8 cm)

Credit line:

Jesse Moyers Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2014.074.0017