Keep Keating Poster
USA, 196423 x 14 in (58 x 36 cm)
ID #FF19D-PK16A-12-LZ
1964 re-election campaign poster for incumbent Republican senator Kenneth B. Keating, who held a seat in the U.S. Senate from 1959 through 1965. Poster features slogan "NEW YORK'S OWN! KEEP KEATING YOUR U.S. SENATOR" in red, white, and blue text alongside black-and-white portrait of Keating in front of a map of New York. New York union bug printed in bottom right. Born in New York, Keating labeled Democratic opponent Robert F. Kennedy a "carpetbagger" from Massachusetts. Keating ultimately lost the election to Kennedy.
Publisher: Keating for U.S. Senator Commmittee
Condition: Poor; please note multiple large pieces missing from poster at the top, as well as other creases, tears and discoloration.
Material: Paper