Nixon Our Nation Needs Him Red Garrison Cap, ca. 1960
- Title:
- Nixon Our Nation Needs Him Red Garrison Cap, ca. 1960
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- United Hatters, Cap & Millinery Wkrs Intnl. Union
Emress Specialty Co.
Allied Printing Trades Council
- Political Figure:
- Nixon, Richard M., American (1913-1994), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1960
- Election Date:
- 1960
- ID Number:
- 2214.WA0057
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214WA0057_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- costume by form
garrison caps
textiles (visual works) - Materials/Techniques:
- Textile
Printing - Subject:
- Garrison caps
Nixon, Richard M.
Promotional materials
Politics
Voting
Republican Party
Symbols
Animals
Elephants
Elections
Shields
Stars - Measurement:
- 13.97 x 29.21 (Garrison Cap) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Nixon promotional cap made in the style of a military garrison cap contains image of a Republican elephant and the slogans Elect Nixon / Our Nation Needs Him on one side and Vote Republican on the other. Item manufactured by the Emress Specialty Co. of New York, New York
contains Allied Printing Trades Council, 6, and United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers International Union union labels. Donor Susan H. Douglas dates the cap to the 1960 Presidential campaign. Items 2214.WA0058 and 2214.WA0059 are similar Nixon caps. - Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Relationships:
- Related to "Nixon "
"Man Of Steel"
" Blue Garrison Cap, ca. 1960" - 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.