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:
Republicans celebrate in the lobby of the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. There is confetti everywhere, and many people are holding up campaign signs. Some of the signs read: "America Needs Nixon", "Stick with Nixon", "Back Ike with Dick",... A CBS newscamera captures the event on film.
Concepts:
lobby; confetti; Fairmont Hotel; election; 1956 Republican National Convention; sign; camera; political sign; Republican; presidential campaign; political campaign; crowd; campaign poster
Places:
Fairmont San Francisco; San Francisco
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