The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Opening session of the Republican National Convention in the Cow Palace in San Francisco. All of the assembled delegates are standing for the procession of American flags. Two enormous paintings of Eisenhower and Nixon adorn the rear wall of the arena. An even more enormous American flag stands between the two portraits. Each state delegation has a sign for its home state. The raised news platform in the middle of the main isle is full of cameras.
Concepts:
delegate; man; flag; political campaign; presidential campaign; 1956 Republican National Convention; camera; platform; Republican; election
Places:
San Francisco
Persons:
Richard M. Nixon; Dwight D. Eisenhower
Organizations:
Cow Palace
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