Badge issued to a door keeper, Republican National Convention, Chicago, 1944. Composite and silk. Green Duck Co., Chicago.
Medallion bearing bust of Lincoln to right, enclosed by inscription, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, below, CHICAGO/ 1944; suspended by red, white and blue satin ribbon from an ornamental hanger in the shape of a displayed eagle with Union shield on breast, the inscription, DOOR/ KEEPER, above.
Made from a composite (wood pulp) material as a conservation measure to save metal for the war effort.
This convention nominated Thomas Dewey for president.
