Game, William Jennings Bryan, 1908

Description:

This dexterity game promoted the 1908 Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan who was running for president for the third and last time. The goal of the game was to get the small metal balls “in the middle” of Bryan’s eyes. A similar game was sold that looked like Bryan’s victorious Republican opponent William Howard Taft.

Date Made: 1908

Associated Person: McKinley, WilliamAssociated Institution: White House, The

General Subject Association: Political Campaigns

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition: American Democracy

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PL.227739.1896.X24Catalog Number: 227739.1896.X24Accession Number: 227739

Object Name: Game

Physical Description: inorganic material (unspecified) (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7 in x 4 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 17.78 cm x 11.43 cm x .635 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-7634-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_529378

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