Taft-Sherman Campaign Items, ca. 1908
- Title:
- Taft-Sherman Campaign Items, ca. 1908
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Green Duck Company
Stokes Specialty Co.
Schroeder, Morgan B.
- Political Figure:
- Sherman, J.S., American (1855-1912), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Taft, William H., American (1857-1930), Presidential Candidate
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919), American (1858-1919), President
- Date:
- ca. 1908
- Election Date:
- 1908
- ID Number:
- 2214.TK0085
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214TK0085.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- metalwork (visual works)
costume by form
portraits
badges
ephemera (general object genre)
postcards
Pendants (Jewelry)
Pins (Jewelry)
Studs (Buttons) - Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Casting
Stamping (forming)
Leather
Celluloid
Paper
Halftone
Copper alloy
Albumen print
Striking (metalworking) - Subject:
- Portraits
Badges
Pendants (Jewelry)
Pins (jewelry)
Studs (Buttons)
Sherman, J.S.
Promotional materials
Symbols
Animals
Elephants
Republican Party
Busts
Prosperity
Shields
Opossums
Taft, William H.
Politics
White House, Washington, District of Columbia
Locks (Securing devices)
Keys
Bears
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) - Measurement:
- 20.32 x 30.48 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Assemblage consists of a variety of Taft-Sherman badges and pendants, a lapel stud, a pin, and a halftone postcard. Two items use the Possum as a symbol for William H. Taft. Donor Susan H. Douglas associates all of these items with the 1908 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:
- 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.