Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
ca. 1875
1937.1237
Iron, paint
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Abe/Hirschfeld/for U.S.Senate
Title
Abe/Hirschfeld/for U.S.Senate
Object name
Pin-back button
Date
1964
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Description
"Abe/Hirschfeld/for U.S.Senate." Blue letters on white.
Credit Line
Gift of Glen Fleischman
Object Number
2008.18.1.35
Gallery Label
Abraham Hirschfeld (1919-2005), a real-estate developer, had many failed campaigns for political office, including Congress, New York City council, Manhattan Borough president, and state comptroller. In 2004 he ran as a third party candidate for U.S. Senate from New York.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
