Truman and Democratic Donkey Items, ca. 1948
- Title:
- Truman and Democratic Donkey Items, ca. 1948
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Truman, Harry S., American (1884-1972), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1948
- Election Date:
- 1948
- ID Number:
- 2214.TK0111
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214TK0111_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Work Type:
- metalwork (visual works)
costume by form
ephemera (general object genre)
clippings (information artifacts)
game pieces (game elements)
portraits
figurines
animal material
Pins (Jewelry)
Pendants (Jewelry) - Materials/Techniques:
- Copper alloy
Metal
Casting
Plastic
Halftone
Four-color process
Fur - Subject:
- Pins (jewelry)
Clippings
Game pieces
Figurines
Pendants (Jewelry)
Animal material
Truman, Harry S.
Politics
Promotional materials
Symbols
Animals
Donkeys
Democratic Party
Portraits
Busts
Newspapers
Rabbits
Feet - Measurement:
- 16.8275 x 21.9075 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Mount contains two metal and one plastic Democratic Donkey pins
one keychain with a rabbit's foot and copper alloy donkey figurine attached
one four-color die-cut Truman portrait (perhaps a game piece)
and one halftone magazine clipping reproducing a 1948 Truman campaign photo. The four-color die-cut portrait lists Truman's term in office as 1945-. Donor Susan H. Douglas associates these items with the 1948 Presidential campaign. 1948 Dewey campaign item assemblage 2214.TK0113 contains a similar Republican elephant-rabbit's foot key chain. - 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:
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