Whooper for New Hampshire

Whooper for New Hampshire Smileys Button Museum
Category
Smileys
Political
Additional Images
Whooper for New Hampshire button back Smileys Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Text on Button I AM A WHOOPER FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE
Image Description

Illustration of a face with red letters for the eyes, nose and mouth and black text underneath on a white background
Back Paper / Back Info

THE FELT CRAFTERS Plainstow, N. H.
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 3/4 inch
Year / Decade Made
1950s
The Manufacturer
The Felt Crafters
Additional Information

This button was given for the Whooper Award in the 1950s, created by Governor Hugh Gregg of New Hampshire to acknowledge the honorary citizens of New Hampshire, and thus allowing them to "Whoop it up for the Greatest of All States." Gov. Gregg held banquets and other celebrations for the "Whooper Week," as a series of attempts to help boost New Hampshire agriculture, recreation and industry. 

Notable recipients of the award include President Dwight D. Eisenhower (for his fishing skill in New Hampshire) and Vice President Richard Nixon, John H. Griffin, and Wayne E. Richards, etc.
Catalog ID SM0081