Eisenhower-Nixon Portrait Inaugural License Plate, 1953
















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- Title:
- Eisenhower-Nixon Portrait Inaugural License Plate, 1953
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Eisenhower, Dwight D., American (1890-1969), President
Nixon, Richard M., American (1913-1994), Vice-President
- Date:
- 1953
- Election Date:
- 1952
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0302
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0302.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
metalwork (visual works)
license plates
portraits - Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Painting (coating)
Halftone
Stamping (forming) - Subject:
- License plates
Portraits
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Nixon, Richard M.
Portraits
Promotional materials
Inaugurations
Busts
Politics
District of Columbia
Events - Measurement:
- 15.5575 x 31.4325 (License plate) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Official District of Columbia license plate used for the 1953 Presidential Inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Item donor Susan H. Douglas' notes indicate that these plates were issued to members of the Inaugural Committee.
- 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.