Which Bill? Portrait Advertising Card, ca. 1908
- Title:
- Which Bill? Portrait Advertising Card, ca. 1908
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Taft, William H., American (1857-1930), Presidential Candidate
Bryan, William Jennings, American (1860-1925), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1908
- Election Date:
- 1908
- ID Number:
- 2214.PM0098
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PM0098_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Work Type:
- ephemera (general object genre)
advertisements
portraits
advertising cards - Materials/Techniques:
- Color printing
- Subject:
- Advertisements
Portraits
Advertising cards
Taft, William H.
Politics
Promotional materials
Bryan, William Jennings
Portraits
Busts
White House, Washington, District of Columbia
Elections
Symbols
Animals
Birds
Eagles
Shields
American flags
Marketing
Merchandise - Measurement:
- 15.24 x 8.89 (Card, folded) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Novelty advertising card consists of three panels. Two panels contain circles of translucent paper (one blue and one red)
the center panel contains portraits of William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft superimposed on one another with a caption reading Which Bill Goes to the White House?. When the portrait is viewed through the blue panel, only Taft is visible
when viewed through the red panel, only Bryan is visible. Item manufactured by the J.L. Bieder Co. of Chicago, Illinois
card is an advertisement for Diamond Brand Liquid Gas, manufactured by The Liquid Carbonic Company. - 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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