Matchbook

Object Name:

Matchbook

Object ID:

2019.024.01

Place of Origin:

Jaffrey, NH

Date:

1942

Description:

Matchbook, election campaign, Styles Bridges (1898-1961) for U.S. Senate, 1942. Folded cardboard. Blue cover with white text: "STYLES BRIDGES / U. S. SENATOR", and photograph of Bridges. Blue and red back with white and red text: "Styles / BRIDGES / UNITED STATES / SENATOR / RENOMINATE / Primaries, SEPT. 15, 1942 / REELECT / Election, NOV. 3, 1942 / NOW MORE THAN EVER / EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED". Top edge: "Vote REPUBLICAN" in white on red. Bottom edge: "D.D. BEAN & SONS CO., JAFFREY, N.H." in white on red. Inside: "BERNARD JACOBS / FINANCIAL AGENT / LANCASTER, N.H." Unused striking strip on front. Contains no matches.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-1.9 W-1.5 D-0.3 inches

Provenance:

Collected by donor's mother.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Antonson family

People:

Bridges, Styles (1898-1961)

Subjects:

Bridges, Styles, Elections, Political campaigns, Political candidates, Senators (U.S.)