$135
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) and Hiram Johnson (1866-1945) Presidential Campaign Poster, 1912. New York: Allied Printing Trades Council, IPEU, copyright Moffett, Chicago, 1912. Black-and-white poster with photomechanical full-length images of Roosevelt and Johnson, with the following Kipling quote, "For there is neither East nor West, Border nor Breed nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, Though they come from the ends of the earth."; with union stamps at lower right and left and Moffett copyright between the two figures, cream-colored paper, nicks out of each of the four corners, tacked with splotches of adhesive to board, 24 3/4 x 18 1/2 in. Roosevelt chose California Governor and fellow Progressive Party member Hiram Johnson to run as Vice President on the Bull Moose ticket in 1912. They lost to Woodrow Wilson's democratic party. Estimate $100-200 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-11-11
