Matchbook

Object Name:

Matchbook

Object ID:

2019.020

Place of Origin:

Jaffrey, NH

Date:

1962

Description:

Political campaign matchbook. Half-tone portrait of Doloris Bridges printed on front. Red, white, and blue printing on folding cardboard. On back: "ELECT DOLORIS / BRIDGES / FOR UNITED STATES / SENATOR / Courage . Knowledge / ...AND A SINCERE / DESIRE TO SERVE / NEW HAMPSHIRE". On top end: "VOTE REPUBLICAN". Inside: "New Hampshire needs a / U. S. Senator with: / ABILITY - COURAGE / EXPERIENCE / INTEGRITY - FORESIGHT / Your vote will / be appreciated / [Doloris Bridges signature] / Signed: William C. King / Concord, N.H., Fiscal Agent". On bottom end: "D.D. BEAN & SONS CO., JAFFREY, N.H." All matches intact.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-1.9 W-1.5 D-0.35 inches

Provenance:

Doloris Bridges (1916-1969), widow of New Hampshire Senator Styles Bridges (1898-1961), with the support of newspaper editor William Loeb, ran unsuccessfully in Republican primaries for the U. S. Senate nomination in 1962 and 1966.

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert O. Wilson

People:

Bridges, Styles (1898-1961), Bridges, Doloris (1916-1969)

Subjects:

Political campaigns, Political candidates