Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Eisenhower-Nixon Crusade with Ike and Dick Sun Hat, ca. 1952
- Title:
- Eisenhower-Nixon Crusade with Ike and Dick Sun Hat, ca. 1952
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Eisenhower, Dwight D., American (1890-1969), Presidential Candidate
Nixon, Richard M., American (1913-1994), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1952
- Election Date:
- 1952
- ID Number:
- 2214.PD0100
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PD0100_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- costume by form
textiles (visual works)
hats
- Materials/Techniques:
- Denim
Wire
- Subject:
- Hats
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Nixon, Richard M.
Politics
Promotional materials
Symbols
Animals
Elephants
Republican Party
Knights
Lances
Jousting
Musical notation
History
Journalists
- Measurement:
- 7.62 x 52.07 (Sun Hat) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Women's sun hat contains the inscription Crusade with Ike and Dick and the image of two knights riding an elephant while being observed by a journalist (?) on one side, and the inscription I Like Ike on the other. Hat interior contains the label of Nu Twist Mfrs of Wisconsin. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates the sun hat 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.
