Name/Title
Ballots for Miss Prosperity contest, c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
2003.57.15Description
ACC. NO. 03.57.15 A, B, C, D
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: DEPRESSION
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1930's
OBJECT: BALLOT
DESCRIPTION:
A SERIES OF FOUR BALLOTS, WITH BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "BUY AT-HOME CAMPAIGN," IN BLUE-COLORED TYPE ON A GREEN-COLORED DESIGNED BACKGROUND.
SIZE: L 2-3/4" X W 4-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR A CONTEST ENTITLED, "MISS PROSPERITY," SPONSORED BY LOCAL MERCHANTS. WITH THE THEME, "BUY AT HOME." THE CONTEST TOOK PLACE IN THE EARLY 1930's. WINNER WAS ALICE, THE LATE WIFE OF JOSEPH DUREIN.
DONOR: Doug Durein
Cataloged: June 7, 2003