United States Bicentennial Table Cover, circa 1976
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The 1976 Bicentennial of American Independence was a major cultural phenomenon that incited a wave of patriotism and nostalgia across the country. At homes across the nation, people painted their mailboxes with patriotic symbols and celebrated with backyard barbecues. A family in suburban Iowa used this table cover on their picnic table for summer meals during the Bicentennial.
The 1976 Bicentennial of American Independence was a major cultural phenomenon that incited a wave of patriotism and nostalgia across the country. At homes across the nation, people painted their mailboxes with patriotic symbols and celebrated with backyard barbecues. A family in suburban Iowa used this table cover on their picnic table for summer meals during the Bicentennial.
Artifact
Cover (Overlying object)
Date Made
circa 1976
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2000.141.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Color
White (Color)
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Black (Color)
Dimensions
Length: 75 in
Width: 42 in
Inscriptions
on front, left of images: 200th Anniversary on front, right of images: 1776-1976 on front, center, below images: Spirit of '76
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