Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Cornell University Political Americana Collection
ID Number:
2214.PM0094
Title:
"The White House and Its Next Occupant" Advertising Card, ca. 1904
Date Made:
ca. 1904
Party:
Republican; Democratic
Election:
1904
Item Count:
2
Classification:
Ephemera
Object Type:
Cards; Handbills; Portraits; Advertisements
Measurements:
Card & Handle: 7 1/4 x 3 in.; 18.415 x 7.62 cm
Materials & Techniques:
Halftone; Cardboard
Creator Biography:
American
Role:
Manufacturer
Political Figure:
Parker, Alton B.
Biography:
American, 1852-1926
Relationship:
Presidential Candidate
Political Figure:
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
Biography:
American, 1858-1919
Notes:
Novelty sliding portrait advertising card presents a view of the White House; sliding handle can be manipulated to show a portrait of either Theodore Roosevelt or Alton B. Parker. Collection contains two copies of card. Each item was manufactured by Advertisers' Supply Co. of Boston, Massachusetts; one card is an advertisement for Traders National Bank of Lowell, Massachusetts and the other an advertisement for A.R. Andrews Typewriter Exchange of Boston, Massachusetts.
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919); Promotional materials; Portraits; Busts; White House, Washington, District of Columbia; Symbols; Animals; Birds; Eagles; Shields; Marketing; Business; Banks (Institutions); Typewriters; Parker, Alton B.; Politics
Repository:
Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214
Rare & Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
Cornell University