Object Details
- Description
- The U.S. Constitution requires that the federal government take a census every ten years. Citizens are required by law to be counted and to participate in this fundamental aspect of the democratic process. The primary purpose of the census is to allocate seats in the House of Representatives to the states according to their population. This badge was issued to census officials in 1900.
- Credit Line
- Mrs. S. Hazen Shea
- associated date
- 1900
- ID Number
- PL.248406.73
- catalog number
- 248406.73
- accession number
- 248406
- Object Name
- Badge
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 4.445 cm x 3.175 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, General History Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- used
- Census, US
- Record ID
- nmah_514198
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-3e43-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
