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Object Description
| Type | Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Torch, Abraham Lincoln campaign torch, 1860. Chicago History Museum purchase, Charles F. Gunther Collection. 1920.1735. |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln campaign torch |
| Place of Origin | United States |
| Date | 1860 |
| Physical Description | Lamp with single wick mounted in yoke at the end of a pole for carrying in political parades and torchlight processions. |
| Materials/Techniques | tin (metal) |
| Dimensions | Diameter: (8.5 in); Length: (59 in) |
| Object History | Kerosene lamp carried in Chicago in the "Wide Awakes" Lincoln presidential campaign, 1860. Set in yoke so that it can carried on a pole without being tipped. Wick and pole not original. |
| Curatorial Statement | The Wide Awakes, political clubs organized to support the candidacy of Abraham Lincoln, were active in all of the Northern states. They stage dramatic nighttime parades, carrying kerosene torches that lit up the sky and wooden axes to recall Lincoln’s frontier youth. |
| Classification | furnishings (artifacts) |
| Categories | lighting devices |
| Object Types | campaign torches |
| Related Persons | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 |
| Related Terms |
presidents elections political campaigns |
| Credit Line | Purchased by the Society |
| Funding Note | John and Jeanne Rowe Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Collection, patron |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved. |
| Object Number | 1920.1735 |
| Image File Name | ICHi-52636; ICHi-52637; ICHi-52638 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
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Description
| Title | i52636 |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved. |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
| Rights | For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. |
