Dwight Eisenhower, Milton Eisenhower, and Christian Herter Buttons and Tabs, ca. 1956
- Title:
- Dwight Eisenhower, Milton Eisenhower, and Christian Herter Buttons and Tabs, ca. 1956
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Union:
- Allied Printing Trades Council
Intnl. Photo Engravers' Union of North America (1900-1964)
- Political Figure:
- Herter, Christian Archibald, American (1895-1966), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Eisenhower, Milton Stover, American (1899-1985), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Eisenhower, Dwight D., American (1890-1969), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1956
- Election Date:
- 1956
- ID Number:
- 2214.BT0073
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BT0073.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- Buttons (Information artifacts)
Costume
Tabs - Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Paper (fiber product)
Plastic
Die cutting - Subject:
- Buttons (information artifacts)
Tabs
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Eisenhower, Milton Stover
Politics
Herter, Christian Archibald
Promotional materials
Symbols
Animals
Elephants
Republican Party - Measurement:
- 27.94 x 21.59 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Massachusetts Governor Christian Herter briefly was considered as a replacement for Richard M. Nixon as the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in 1956. The exact date of the button proposing Dwight Eisenhower's younger brother Milton (a University President) for Vice-President is unknown.
- 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.