Wall hanging, Al Smith, 1928
notes: label: Description
content: In 1928, the Democrats nominated Al Smith, governor of New York, and Joseph Robinson, senator from Arkansas, for president and vice president. Smith, the first Roman Catholic candidate for president, suffered a landslide defeat to Republican Herbert Hoover and his running mate Charles Curtis. Curtis was the first candidate on a winning national ticket to identify as Native American.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1928.X04
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1928.X04
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Plaque
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/2 in x 7 in x 1/4 in; 19.05 cm x 17.78 cm x .635 cm