Dewey Campaign Items, ca. 1944-1948
- Title:
- Dewey Campaign Items, ca. 1944-1948
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Union:
- Amalgamated Lithographers of America (1882-1964)
- Political Figure:
- Dewey, Thomas E., American (1902-1971), Presidential Candidate
Warren, Earl, American (1891-1974), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1944-1948
- Election Date:
- 1944
- ID Number:
- 2214.TK0105
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214TK0105.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- ephemera (general object genre)
handbills
decorative art (art genre)
portraits
clippings (information artifacts)
metalwork (visual works)
costume by form
medals
Pencils
Toys (Recreational artifacts)
Pendants (Jewelry) - Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Printing
Halftone
Wood (plant material)
Graphite
Plastic
Cardboard
Striking (metalworking) - Subject:
- Handbills
Pencils
Toys (Recreational artifacts)
Portraits
Clippings
Medals
Pendants (Jewelry)
Dewey, Thomas E.
Warren, Earl
Politics
Promotional materials
Symbols
Animals
Donkeys
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Reformers
Money
Social Security
Prices
Portraits
Busts
Group portraits
Eagles
Telescopes
Stars
Profile portraits
Families
Voting
Paper money
Economic policy
Satire
Birds - Measurement:
- 20.32 x 30.48 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Assemblage contains two Ever Shrinking Donkey Dollars likely to derive from the 1944 Presidential campaign, two die-struck Dewey-Warren portrait tokens, a Dewey Telescope, a Dewey portrait pencil, and a halftone clipping depicting the Dewey and Warren families. The Donkey Dollar handbills contain Amalgamated Lithographers of America union labels. The Draft Dewey paper badge has been cataloged separately as 2214.RB0082. 2214.PM0022 contains two additional Donkey Dollars.
- 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.