Eisenhower Ike Civil War-style Forage Cap with Button, ca. 1952
- Title:
- Eisenhower Ike Civil War-style Forage Cap with Button, ca. 1952
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Union:
- Amalgamated Lithographers of America (1882-1964)
- Political Figure:
- Eisenhower, Dwight D., American (1890-1969), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1952
- Election Date:
- 1952
- ID Number:
- 2214.PD0102
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PD0102.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- costume by form
textiles (visual works)
portraits
forage caps
Buttons (Information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Twill
Cardboard
Leather
Metal
Plastic
Paper (fiber product) - Subject:
- Portraits
Forage caps
Buttons (information artifacts)
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Politics
Promotional materials
Portraits
Busts
Generals
Uniforms
Soldiers
American Civil War
History
World War II - Measurement:
- 10.16 x 22.86 (Cap) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Cap made in the style of a Union soldier's forage cap in the American Civil War has a portrait of Eisenhower in military uniform on its top and an Eisenhower I Like Ike campaign button affixed to its front. Button contains Amalgamated Lithographers of America and illegible union labels. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates the cap to the 1952 Presidential campaign.
- 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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