Pull for Candidate Postcard

Shopmaker, Helen S. (collector)
Elite Post Card Co. (creator)

1908

other

Political campaigns
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Elephants
Elections
Presidential candidates

Kansas City (Mo.)

1900-1909

Novelty postcard. At the top is text reading "Pull for your candidate". Below the text is an image of an elephant with a red cloth on its back reading "For President". By pulling the elephant's string tail, an image of presidential candidate William H. Taft pops up from behind the elephant. The opposite side of the postcard is formatted with a place for a message, address, and stamp. Manufactured by Elite Post Card Co., Kansas City, Mo.

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