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Chester Earl Merrow Campaign Matchbook

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Chester Earl Merrow Campaign Matchbook/tiles/collection/1/14042.xml
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Date

ca. 1955

Manufacturer

D.D. Bean and Sons

Dimensions

Folded: 1 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (4.8 × 3.8 cm) Unfolded: 4 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (11.1 × 3.8 cm)

Accession Number

2007.174.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Like many congressional candidates’ campaign matchbooks, Chester Merrow’s includes an image of the Representative and the Capitol dome. His supporters took a less usual approach to presenting their message, turning the matchcover sideways to allow for a larger typeface that boldly pronounced “an unsurpassed record of achievement for New Hampshire.”

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