Republican National Convention Elephant Cookie Cutter, 1956
- Title:
- Republican National Convention Elephant Cookie Cutter, 1956
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Issuer:
- Republican National Committee
Allied Printing Trades Council
- Political Figure:
- Dulles, John Foster, American, Secretary of State
Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, American (1896-1979), Candidate's Wife
Eisenhower, Dwight D., American (1890-1969), Presidential Candidate
Nixon, Pat, American (1912-1993), Candidate's Wife
Nixon, Richard M., American (1913-1994), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- 1956
- Election Date:
- 1956
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0343
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0343.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
cookie cutters
ephemera (general object genre)
pamphlets
recipes
Boxes (Containers) - Materials/Techniques:
- Sheet metal
Cardboard
Paper (fiber product)
Welding
Printing - Subject:
- Cookie cutters
Boxes (Containers)
Pamphlets
Recipes
Republican Party
Politics
Promotional materials
Symbols
Animals
Elephants
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Nixon, Richard M.
Eisenhower, Mamie Doud
Nixon, Pat
Dulles, John Foster
Presidents' Spouses (United States)
Cooking
Women
Republican National Convention
Political conventions
Families
Caricatures
Hats
Cookies - Measurement:
- 7.62 x 5.08 (Recipe Booklet, Folded) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Elephant-shaped cookie cutter is packaged in a box associating it with the 1956 Republican National Convention. Box also contains a single-sheet booklet folded so as to form 12 pages, which contains 10 recipes submitted by the wives of Republican Officials. Item 2214.TK0129 is an identical cookie cutter that donor Susan H. Douglas dates to the 1960 Presidential campaign.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Relationships:
- Related to "Republican Elephant Campaign Cookie Cutter, ca. 1960"
- 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.