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Hand-painted banner for Obama presidential campaign

2008

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Dark blue cotton fabric with white acrylic painted lettering; banner was modified after 2008 Election results to include white cotton patch with blue ink; white cords present to hang from top corners.

Catalog date
2008
Recorded places
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Civil Rights; Politics

Sources & collection details

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2010.33

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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