Eisenhower "I Like Ike" Playing Cards with Case, ca. 1952
Cornell University Political Americana Collection
Collection: Cornell University Political Americana Collection
ID Number: 2214.BB0266
Title: Eisenhower "I Like Ike" Playing Cards with Case, ca. 1952
Date Made: ca. 1952
Party: Republican
Election: 1952
Item Count: 3
Classification: Decorative Arts; Artifacts
Object Type: Playing cards
Measurements: Cards: 3.5 x 2.25 in.; 8.89 x 5.715 cm; Box: 3.875 x 4.875 in.; 9.8425 x 12.3825 cm
Materials & Techniques: Cardboard; Cards
Notes: Item consists of two decks of standard playing cards (one backed in blue, the other in red) and an imitation velvet box to hold them, each containing the slogan "I LIKE IKE". Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates the cards to the 1952 Presidential campaign.
Subjects: Eisenhower, Dwight D.; Politics; Promotional materials
Repository: Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214?Rare & Manuscript Collections?Cornell University Library?Cornell University
Political Figures
Political Figure: Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Biography: American, 1890-1969
Relationship: Presidential Candidate