Harry Olson For Mayor

Harry Olson For Mayor Chicago Button Museum
Category
Chicago
Political
Additional Images
Harry Olson For Mayor button back Chicago Button Museum
Sub Categories
Mayors
Text on Button HARRY OLSON FOR MAYOR
Image Description

Blue text between two blue horizontal lines. Blue text at bottom and union bug at top on white background.
The Shape
Circle
The Size
7/8 inch
Year / Decade Made
1915
Additional Information

Harry Olson was a lawyer and law professor who was outspoken about mental health issues which he believed to be inherited. He ran for mayor of Chicago in 1915 and 1919. He lost the Mayoral election to William Hale Thompson.
Catalog ID CH0018