Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Child's Plastic I Like Ike Hat with Moving Elephant, ca. 1956
- Title:
- Child's Plastic I Like Ike Hat with Moving Elephant, ca. 1956
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Eisenhower, Dwight D., American (1890-1969), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1956
- Election Date:
- 1956
- ID Number:
- 2214.PD0119
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PD0119.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- costume by form
hats
figurines
Toys (Recreational artifacts)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Plastic
Paper (fiber product)
Casting
Painting (covering)
Ribbon
- Subject:
- Hats
Toys (Recreational artifacts)
Figurines
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Politics
Promotional materials
Elephants
Symbols
Republican Party
Animals
Children
- Measurement:
- 13.97 x 21.59 (Hat with Elephant) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Plastic hat in a child's size has a plastic Republican elephant affixed to its crown and a paper I Like Ike hatband. The elephant's head bobs when moved. Donor Susan H. Douglas associates the hat with the 1956 Presidential campaign. Item 2214.PD0118 is a similar hat in a smaller size.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
