Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object name
Fan
Date
1948
Medium
Wood, paper
Dimensions
13 x 7 x 1/4 in.
Description
This hand fan is made of paper with a wood handle. One side has a cartoon in blue of a man in a bowler at a convention holding a campaign sign while everyone else reads newspapers. This side reads "In Philadelphia..nearly everybody reads The Bulletin/ Evening and Sunday". The reverse reads in blue "Welcome Delegates! National News, World Events/ Convention News, Sports/ Complete...Accurate in/ The Evening Bulletin/ The Sunday Bulletin". From the 1948 Democratic National Convention. An identical item-2002.1.1458 has hand written talleys of votes for Truman and for his opponent Russell as well as notes on various states and other candidates.
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.1459
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.