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Franklin D. Roosevelt At The Wheel For A New Deal Portrait Clock, ca. 1932
- Title:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt At The Wheel For A New Deal Portrait Clock, ca. 1932
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Gibraltar Electric Clock Co.
- Political Figure:
- Roosevelt, Franklin D., American (1882-1945), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1932
- Election Date:
- 1932
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0202
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0202.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- metalwork (visual works)
portraits
clocks
decorative art (art genre)
Sculpture
- Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Painting (coating)
Casting
- Subject:
- Portraits
Clocks
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Portraits
Steering wheels
Sailing
New Deal
Plants
Politics
Promotional materials
- Measurement:
- 33.02 x 22.86 (Clock) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Clock with gold-painted frame depicting Franklin D. Roosevelt with the steering wheel of a ship. Reverse bears the maker's mark GIBRALTAR / ELECTRIC CLOCK CO., INC. / JERSEY CITY, N.J. / #115 / PAT. PEND.. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates the clock to the 1932 Presidential campaign.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
