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Collection: Cornell University Political Americana Collection

ID Number: 2214.RB0259

Title: People's Party New York State Convention Delegate's Ribbon, 1893

Date Made: 1893

Party: People's

Item Count: 1

Classification: Textiles; Costume

Object Type: Badges

Measurements: Ribbon: 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.; 15.875 x 6.35 cm

Materials & Techniques: Satin; Ribbon

Notes: Delegate's ribbon for the August 18, 1893 People's Party New York State Convention held in Sylvan Beach, New York. Maker's information is present in two places on the ribbon's reverse: (1) printed name at top of ribbon, reading "WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. / BADGE MAKERS, NEWARK N.J." and (2) on printed paper affixed to base of ribbon which lists the Whitehead & Hoag-owned patents utilized during the manufacture of the ribbon.

Subjects: Promotional materials; Politics; Political conventions; New York; Delegates; Populist Party (U.S.); Sylvan Beach, New York; American flags; Symbols; Animals; Eagles; Birds

Repository: Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214?Rare & Manuscript Collections?Cornell University Library?Cornell University

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