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Description
A cartoon of Republican Thomas Dewey holding back soldiers from the ballot box. Dewey was the Republican candidate for President in 1944.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Poster
date made
1948
associated date
1944
associated person
Dewey, Thomas E.
maker
Allied Printing Trades Council
place made
United States: New York, New York City
Measurements
overall: 17 in x 22 in; 43.18 cm x 55.88 cm
ID Number
1981.0286.02
accession number
1981.0286
catalog number
1981.0286.02
Credit Line
Stetson Kennedy
subject
Presidential Candidates
Elections
Republican Party
Presidential Campaign of 1944
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Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection
Princeton Posters
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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