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Illinois For Brooks Political Button Museum
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Political
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Text on Button: 
ILLINOIS - BROOKS
Image Description: 

Bold white text with a black outline is printed over a red illustration of the state of Illinois, on a black background.

Back Paper / Back Info: 

Geraghty & Company.  Union bugs.  3035-3037 W Lake St., Chicago, USA

Back Style: 
Unlocking pin
The Shape: 
Circle
The Size: 
3/4 inch
Year / Decade Made: 
1940s
The Manufacturer: 
Geraghty & Co
Additional Information: 

Charles Wayland Brooks (1897-1957) was a United States senator from Illinois. Brooks was elected in 1940 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, and was re-elected in 1942. After an unsuccessful bid for re-election in 1948, he practiced law until his death. Brooks also served as a first lieutenant in the Marines during World War I.

Catalog ID: 
PO0065
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