Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET SICK, I'M VOTING FOR NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE
Object Number:
2011.40.3
Date:
1947-1948
Medium:
Plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Description:
Top half, red on white, text: "I CAN'T / AFFORD TO / GET SICK." Bottom half, white on red. "I'M VOTING FOR / NATIONAL HEALTH / INSURANCE."
Gallery Label:
Despite virulent attacks that a national health insurance program was akin to "socialized medicine," President Harry S. Truman made a single comprehensive national health care program a key point in his 1947-48 presidential campaign.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ted and Eileen Rowland
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
