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Gridiron Club Menu Art Souvenir

Gridiron Club Menu Art Souvenir | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Cartoon, mounted on board, by Clifford K. Berryman of candidates wearing spring dresses and hats or headbands, and dancing around a maypole, with the Washington monument and the U.S. Capitol dome in the background. The caption reads, "Who's to be Queen of the May, Mother? Who's to be Queen of the May?" Those depicted include Harry Truman, Thomas Dewey, Henry Wallace, and possibly Strom Thurmond, Robert Taft, Arthur Vandenberg, and John Bricker. Inscribed, "To Ray Henle in memory of a wonderful night- H?.M. Talburt 5/10/47."
DESCRIPTION
Cartoon, mounted on board, by Clifford K. Berryman of candidates wearing spring dresses and hats or headbands, and dancing around a maypole, with the Washington monument and the U.S. Capitol dome in the background. The caption reads, "Who's to be Queen of the May, Mother? Who's to be Queen of the May?" Those depicted include Harry Truman, Thomas Dewey, Henry Wallace, and possibly Strom Thurmond, Robert Taft, Arthur Vandenberg, and John Bricker. Inscribed, "To Ray Henle in memory of a wonderful night- H?.M. Talburt 5/10/47."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:107666
Creation Date:before 05 1947
Creator Name:Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949
City:Washington
County:
State:District of Columbia
Collection Name:Gridiron Club souvenir menus, 1945-1950
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:manuscript
Original Format Number:PH 4730 (5)
Original Dimensions:12.375 x 9.25 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Gridiron Club is an invitation-only organization of members of the press who cover Washington politics. Father and son political cartoonists Clifford K. Berryman and James Thomas (Jim) Berryman were both members. For other Gridiron Club menus, see also Image ID's: 107089, 107092, 107095, 107128, 107131, 107163, 107164, 107199, and 1072xx.
SUBJECTS
Capitol buildings
Caricatures and cartoons
Clubs
Dresses
Eyeglasses
Hats
Shoes
Food service
Cigars
Ephemera
Journalism
Monuments
Dinners and dining
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Men
Political campaigns
Political leadership
Politicians
Presidents
Games

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