Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Campaign broom handle
Object Number:
1945.39
Date:
ca. 1944
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 72 x 1 in. ( 182.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wood broom handle from the 1944 Roosevelt-Dewey campaign; red and blue painted stripes at middle.
Gallery Label:
According to donor, this broom handle was used in the 1944 Roosevelt-Dewey presidential campaign.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry B. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
