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Catalog Number
2019.39.3
Description
Unopened pack of cigarettes from the 1952 presidential election between Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson.  This pack is white with red stripes and red letters on the front that spell "I LIKE IKE".  A black and white photo of Eisenhower appears in the center.
History
The donor, Bob Dykstra. purchased this pack of cigarettes on a trip to Washington, DC in 1953, where he witnessed President Eisenhower's inauguration.
Bob Dykstra is a life-long Holland, MI resident, retired from Parke-Davis. Bob is a long-time supporter of the Holland Museum and Holland Historical Society.
Gift of
Dykstra, Bob