Cornell University Library Digital Collections

Republican National Convention Hostess Ribbon, 1936

Title:
Republican National Convention Hostess Ribbon, 1936
Collection:
Political Americana
Creator:
American Badge Co.
Date:
1936
Identifier:
2214.RB0175
Election:
1936
Political Party:
Republican
Culture:
American
Work Type:
textiles (visual works)
costume by form
badges
Materials/Techniques:
Faille
Subject:
Badges
Politics
Republican National Convention
Cleveland, Ohio
Promotional materials
Political conventions
Officers (administrators)
Ohio
Republican
Extent:
16.51 x 5.08 (Ribbon)
Description:
Ribbon issued in association with the 1936 Republican National Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio. Maker's information on reverse reads AMER. BADGE CO. CHI..
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214
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.

About the collection

"The collection consists of published material, ephemera, and artifacts dating to between 1800 and 1976, including ballots and slates of candidates; promotional broadsides, handbills, and posters; political cartoons (primarily from Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and Puck); lithographs and prints (primarily by Kellogg, N. Currier, and Currier & Ives); pamphlets, leaflets, and brochures; songbooks and sheet music; badges, pins, ferrotypes and celluloid buttons; campaign ribbons; parade equipment such as lanterns, torches, banners, and walking sticks; bandanas and other textiles; and souvenirs of all kinds including plates, cups, vases, trays, bottles, sewing boxes, and games."