Button: Wm. McKinley
Classification:
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 13/16 x 1/2 in. ( 2.1 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Oval lapel button with bas relief image of beetle.
Object Number:
INV.7029
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
55825
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wm. H. Taft for President
Classification:
Medium:
Metal, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Pin-back button with photgraph of Taft; inscribed: "WM. H. TAFT/FOR PRESIDENT"
Object Number:
INV.6985
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
55816
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
1940.779
Classification:
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1 x 2 in.
Object Number:
1940.779
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
55786
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button: Smith
Classification:
Medium:
metal, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
White, round shaped button depicting Alfred E. Smith in center, photographed. "FOR SHERIFF/ALFRED E. SMITH"
Object Number:
INV.2470
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
55757
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Alfred E. Smith Memorial Album
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1944
Medium:
Leather, paper, vinyl
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 12 in. ( 26 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Alfred E. Smith memorial record album with tooled leather presentation cover, 4 vinyl 78 RPM records with songs selected by four intimate friends of the former Governor: actor and producer Eddie Dowling, Variety editor Abel Green, Gene Buck, and comedian Eddie Cantor; dedication written by former mayor James J. Walker. Songs include "The Bowery," "Take Me Back to New York Town," and "The Sidewalks of New York."
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward Francis and Ruth Coffey
Object Number:
2003.63
Gallery Label:
Alfred E. Smith (1873-1944), a native of New York City who began his political career in Tammany Hall, served four terms as Governor of New York, from 1918 to 1921 and from 1923 to 1928. While Governor, he championed progressive policies for New York City. He is also remembered for the housing development he sponsored at 174 South Street, the site of his birth, that still bears his name.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1944
eMuseum Object ID:
55095
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chewing gum
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1940
Medium:
Gum, foil, paper
Dimensions:
overall: 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.
Description:
One of a group of two sticks of chewing gum wrapped in foil and paper; on obverse; "Ingd: Gum Base, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Softeners, Flavor/AMERICA/ASKS FOR WILLKIE" black and white image of Wendell Willkie; on reverse: "WHITE STAR GUM CO., KANSAS CITY, MO./PLANK NO. 4 (Excerpt)/Teamwork between employer and/employee and protection of the/rights of labor/PEPPERMINT CHEWING GUM"; red, white and blue; stick 2 on obverse: "NO FOREIGN WAR/WITH/WILLKIE"; on reverse: PLANK NO. 2 (Excerpt)/Wiping out of waster and politics/and placing a larger share of the/relief dollar in hands of the man on relief."
Object Number:
INV.6996.2
Gallery Label:
In 1940, Wendell Willkie ran for President against Franklin D. Roosevelt. Willkie lost the election, however he was successful in gathering the country in support of war efforts.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
54966
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Emery board
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1960-1970
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9/16 x 5 in. ( 1.4 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
George Friedman assemblyman emory board.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arlene Schulman
Object Number:
2003.68.21
Gallery Label:
This item was owned by Esther Nachman (1902-1998), the material great-aunt of the donor. Esther was born in Greece, grew up on the Lower East Side, and spent much of her adult life living in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
54835
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1968
Medium:
Cotton, synthetic blend
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 x 21 in. ( 50.8 x 53.3 cm )
Description:
White polished cotton handkerchief with green and blue border printed on allover pattern of capital letter "H"; printed signature of Hubert H. Humphrey in lower right corner.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
2003.55
Marks:
Printed inscription (Overall printed pattern,Printed): "H"
Description:
Printed signature (Lower right corner,Printed): In lower right corner: "Hubert H. Humphrey"
Gallery Label:
Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of the Democratic nominees in 1968 after President Lyndon B. Johnson turned down the nomination for re-election. Humphrey lost the general election to Richard M. Nixon.
Bibliography:
Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1968
eMuseum Object ID:
53389
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brush and comb set
Classification:
Date:
1960s-1970s
Medium:
Plastic
Description:
George Karp for City Council brush and comb set
Credit Line:
Gift of Arlene Schulman
Object Number:
2003.68.23ab
Gallery Label:
This item was owned by Esther Nachman (1902-1998), the material great-aunt of the donor. Esther was born in Greece, grew up on the Lower East Side, and spent much of her adult life living in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
53344
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Emery board
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1960-1970
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9/16 x 5 in. ( 1.4 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
George Karp for City Council emory board.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arlene Schulman
Object Number:
2003.68.22
Gallery Label:
This item was owned by Esther Nachman (1902-1998), the material great-aunt of the donor. Esther was born in Greece, grew up on the Lower East Side, and spent much of her adult life living in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
53343
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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