Eisenhower Color Portrait Electric Sign, ca. 1956
- Title:
- Eisenhower Color Portrait Electric Sign, ca. 1956
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Transichrome Company
- Political Figure:
- Eisenhower, Dwight D., American (1890-1969), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1956
- Election Date:
- 1956
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0324
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0324.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- Artifacts
Signs
Portraits
Transparencies - Materials/Techniques:
- Plastic
Cardboard
Electric wiring
Four-color process - Subject:
- Signs
Portraits
Transparencies
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Promotional materials
Politics
Portraits
Busts - Measurement:
- 45.72 x 38.1 x 15.24 (Electric Portrait Sign) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Item consists of a transparent four-color portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower, a heavy cardboard frame, and electrical components for mounting a 40-watt light bulb behind the image. Sign manufactured by Transichrome of New York, New York. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates the sign to the 1956 Presidential campaign. Item 2214.BB0323 is a matching Richard M. Nixon item
item 2214.PA0455 is a 1956 Transichrome catalog advertising these portrait signs. - Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Relationships:
- Related to A Magnificent Collection of Campaign Material
- 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.