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:
Caption on back of photo reads: "H. Meade Alcorn, Jr., vice chairman of the Republican National Convention arrangements committee, points out decorations in the San Francisco Cow Palace to committee members. The GOP conclave will open tomorrow, jamming the huge arena to the rafters." A group of well-dressed Republican men and women stand looking up at the ceiling, with smiles on their faces.
Concepts:
presidential campaign; election; Republican; 1956 Republican National Convention; woman; man; tour; political sign; political campaign
Places:
San Francisco
Persons:
Dwight D. Eisenhower; Abraham Lincoln; H. Meade Alcorn, Jr.
Organizations:
Cow Palace
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