Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Portraits Playing Card deck featuring George Washington

Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Portraits Playing Card deck featuring George Washington

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Creator Role

printer; copyright holder

Description

Box (2671 C) containing ""Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Portrait Playing Cards."" One deck illustrated with portrait of A. Lincoln (2671 A), the other with George Washington (2671 B). There are 54 cards total. On the back of each card is a portait of President George Washington. printed by Standcraft Products a subsidiary of Brown & Bigelow (American, 1920s-1980s) copyright held by Eisenhower College (American, 1965-1982)

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1960s

Measurement

3 1/2 inches X 2 1/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber); plastic; coating (process); mass production

Inscription

verso, center right: "Eisenhower/ College/ Eisenhower"

Subjects

Presidents--United States; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works

Work Type

playing cards

Class

toys & games

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

2671

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Portraits Playing Card deck featuring George Washington

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