Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Poster, Political |
Catalog Number |
1986.88.12 |
Date |
1936 |
Material(s) |
Paper |
Dimensions |
H-20.5 W-13.5 inches |
Description |
This political poster is on thin white paper. Across the top is printed "ALF M. LANDON / Republican Nominee for President." Under this is a black and white photographic image of Alf Landon wearing a dark suit coat and glasses. The photograph is rectangular and has no frame or border. Partially overlapping the bottom of the photograph is a text box with the quote "That leadership along the trail / Which we have loved long since, / And lost awhile, / Has come to us again" printed inside. In the bottom right corner of the poster is a union trademark. |
Notes |
Alfred Mossman Landon, also known as Alf Landon, was an American Republican politician. He served as the 26th Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. He was the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1936 election but defeated in a landslide by Franklin D. Roosevelt. His running mate was William Franklin "Frank" Knox. This object was donated on December 30, 1986 by Drexell R. Davis. Davis, a self-described "Yellow Dog" Democrat, held several elected positions in the Kentucky state government. His thirty-three years of public service prompted his interest in collecting political memorabilia. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
Event |
1936 United States Presidential Election |
People |
Landon, Alfred |
Subjects |
Campaign posters Campaigns, Political Candidates, Political Candidates, Presidential Election posters Elections Governors Leadership Nominations, Political Nominations, Presidential Political campaigns Political candidates Political elections Political posters |
Search Terms |
Kansas Politics Presidential campaigns Republican party Republicans |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |