Collection Highlights
Thoughts on African Colonization
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.E448.G24.1832
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Handkerchief
Object Number:
1952.327
Date:
1952
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. ( 33.7 x 35.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: below image: "KEEP/ ME IN"
printed: on paper label: "Created by/ kimball"
Description:
Cotton printed handkerchief with an image of a donkey holding a bowler hat in the center surrounded by stars; inscribed below; red striped border; printed in red, blue and black ink on a white ground.
Gallery Label:
This handkerchief was made for the presidential campaign of 1952. It urged voters to keep a Democrat in office, but Eisenhower, a Republican, won the 1952 campaign.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
