Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Cornell University Political Americana Collection
ID Number:
2214.TK0092
Title:
Harding Campaign, Inauguration, and Memorial Items, ca. 1920-1923
Date Made:
ca. 1920-1923
Party:
Republican
Election:
1920
Item Count:
7
Classification:
Metalwork; Costume; Prints; Ephemera
Object Type:
Medals; Medallions (Medals); Pins (Jewelry); Portraits; Admission tickets
Measurements:
Mount: 6 5/8 x 8 5/8 in.; 16.8275 x 21.9075 cm
Materials & Techniques:
Copper alloy; Striking (metalworking); Wood engraving (process); Printing; Typewriting
Creator Biography:
British, 1845-1925
Role:
Medallion artist
Creator Biography:
American, 1873-1984
Role:
Medal manufacturer
Political Figure:
Harding, Warren G.
Biography:
American, 1865-1923
Relationship:
Presidential Candidate
Political Figure:
Coolidge, Calvin
Biography:
American, 1872-1933
Relationship:
Vice-Presidential Candidate
Notes:
Assemblage consists of a large bronze portrait medallion, three copper alloy tokens, one wood engraving memorial print, and a November 9, 1920 admission ticket to a Republican Party event held in Dayton, Ohio. Note that the headstone-shaped portrait medal appears to be an inaugural item issued in 1921 rather than a memorial piece. http://www.inauguralmedals.com/Inaugurals/Harding/1921.html identifies the large medallion as a Harding "first term" bronze medal produced by the U.S. Mint and designed by George T. Morgan. The 1923 U.S. Mint commemorative medal bears the same portrait.
Subjects:
Harding, Warren G.; Coolidge, Calvin; Politics; Promotional materials; Republican Party; Events; Dayton, Ohio; Commemoratives; Deaths; Mourning; Portraits; Busts; Peace; Symbols; Animals; Eagles; Wreaths; Books; Oil lamps; Inaugurations; Shields; Prosperity; Leadership; International relations; Stars; Profile portraits; Birds
Repository:
Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214
Rare & Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
Cornell University