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For President: Thomas E. Dewey Portrait Pencil, ca. 1948
- Title:
- For President: Thomas E. Dewey Portrait Pencil, ca. 1948
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Dewey, Thomas E., American (1902-1971), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1948
- Election Date:
- 1948
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0293
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0293.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- Artifacts
Pencils
Erasers
Portraits
Decorative arts
- Materials/Techniques:
- Wood (Fiber product)
Metal
Graphite
Eraser
Halftone
- Subject:
- Pencils
Erasers
Portraits
Dewey, Thomas E.
Portraits
Busts
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
Politics
Promotional materials
Birds
- Measurement:
- 19.05 x .7938 (Pencil) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Pencil reads FOR PRESIDENT / THOMAS E. DEWEY
contains a halftone portrait and images of American eagles. Item is undated, but donor Susan H. Douglas dates pencil to the 1948 Presidential campaign. No manufacturer's information provided.
- 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.
