"Biden Harris" Campaign Face Mask, 2020
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In addition to being an election year, 2020 saw the country dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists recommended that Americans wear masks to help stop the transmission of the virus through airborne droplets. Following the lead of businesses and organizations across the country, the Biden-Harris camp took their traditional campaign iconography and printed it on this non-traditional medium.
In addition to being an election year, 2020 saw the country dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists recommended that Americans wear masks to help stop the transmission of the virus through airborne droplets. Following the lead of businesses and organizations across the country, the Biden-Harris camp took their traditional campaign iconography and printed it on this non-traditional medium.
Artifact
Face mask
Date Made
2020
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.139.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Rachel Yerke.
Material
Cloth
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5.125 in
Width: 7.75 in
Length: .25 in
Inscriptions
on front: BIDEN / HARRIS / PRINTING SECTOR / UNION CWA LABEL / AUSTIN, TEXAS
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