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Robert A. Taft Paper Garrison Cap and Button, ca. 1952
- Title:
- Robert A. Taft Paper Garrison Cap and Button, ca. 1952
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Taft, Robert A., American (1889-1953), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1952
- Election Date:
- 1952
- ID Number:
- 2214.PD0087
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PD0087.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- costume by form
garrison caps
Buttons (Information artifacts)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Paper (fiber product)
Textile
Metal
Plastic
- Subject:
- Garrison caps
Buttons (information artifacts)
Taft, Robert A.
Politics
Promotional materials
Clover
Elections
Victory
Fortune
- Measurement:
- x 1.905 (Button) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Robert A. Taft promotional cap made in the style of a military garrison cap contains images of four-leaf clovers. Collection contains two copies of cap, one of which has a Win With Taft lapel button attached. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates this cap to the 1952 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.
