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Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
Original Owner: John Butler Snook

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Campaign pennant

Campaign pennant
Object name 
Campaign pennant
Date 
1944
Medium 
Cotton, wood
Dimensions 
Overall: 9 x 17 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 44.4 cm ) Part (staff): 24 x 1/4 in. (61 x 0.6 cm)
Description 
Printed cotton campaign pennant for Thomas Dewey with five blue and white stripes; inscribed, "DEWEY-BRICKER" in the center; stapled to a wooden staff.
Credit Line 
Gift of Henry B. Hoffman
Object Number 
1945.40ab
Marks 
printed: center: "DEWEY-BRICKER" printed: at fly: "230 P. P. P."
Gallery Label 
This pennant was used at a Madison Square Garden rally for Dewey and Bricker on November 4, 1944.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.