Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Eisenhower Republican Convention Delegate's Straw Hat, ca. 1952
- Title:
- Eisenhower Republican Convention Delegate's Straw Hat, ca. 1952
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Eisenhower, Dwight D., American (1890-1969), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1952
- Election Date:
- 1952
- ID Number:
- 2214.PD0114
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PD0114_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- textiles (visual works)
boaters
costume by form
- Materials/Techniques:
- Straw (plant material)
Ribbon
Paper (fiber product)
- Subject:
- Boaters
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Politics
Promotional materials
Delegates
New Jersey
Political conventions
Republican National Convention
Chicago, Illinois
- Measurement:
- 10.16 x 35.56 (Hat) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Straw hat with red, white, and blue hatband has a paper label reading IKE affixed to its top. Interior contains label of The Hopkins of Baltimore, Maryland, and the inscription 'Mr. American' / Official Eisenhower Delegate. Item donor Susan H. Douglas indicates that this type of hat was worn by members of the New Jersey delegation to the 1952 Republican National Convention held in Chicago, Illinois.
- 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.
