Pencil, Al Smith, 1928
date: label: date made
content: 1928
label: associated date
content: 1928
name: label: associated person
content: Smith, Al
notes: label: Description
content: Al Smith, governor of New York, was the 1928 Democratic nominee for president. This pencil is topped with a likeness of Smith’s head. A similar pencil was manufactured for Herbert Hoover, his victorious Republican opponent.
topic: label: used
content: Political Campaigns
setName: label: See more items in
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: Sarah S. Ingelfinger
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.0090.01.a
label: accession number
content: 1977.0090
label: catalog number
content: 1977.0090.01.a
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pencil
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood; graphite (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 3/4 in x 1/4 in; 17.145 cm x .635 cm