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Type |
Physical Object |
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Basic ID |
Banner, Abraham Lincoln's election campaign banner, 1864. Joseph G. Rhein, Detroit (Mich.). Gift of Mr. Charles Ward Seabury, 1952.77 |
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Title |
Abraham Lincoln's election campaign banner |
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Artists/Makers |
Rhein, Joseph G. (creator) |
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Place of Origin |
Detroit (Mich.) |
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Date |
1864 |
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Physical Description |
Lithographic portrait of Abraham Lincoln on white cotton, with red border displaying white stars. |
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Materials/Techniques |
cotton (textile)
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Dimensions |
Height: (27.5 in); Width: (21.75 in) |
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Object History |
Banner used during the Republican Campaign of 1864 for Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson for President and Vice President respectively. |
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Curatorial Statement |
Despite the tumult of war, Lincoln insisted on holding the presidential election in order to uphold the Constitution. However, Lincoln did not run as a Republican, but rather as a candidate of the National Union Party, which had been formed by his supporters in June 1864 to counter the Radical Democracy Party established by anti-Lincoln Radical Republicans. The Union Party also included War Democrats, among them Senator Andrew Johnson of Tennessee, who ran for Lincoln’s vice president. |
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Classification |
information forms (objects) |
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Categories |
information artifacts |
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Object Types |
banners
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Related Persons |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 |
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Related Terms |
politics
elections
campaigns
portraits |
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Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. Charles Ward Seabury |
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Funding Note |
John and Jeanne Rowe Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Collection, patron |
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Owner |
Chicago Historical Society |
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Copyright Notice |
No known copyright restrictions. |
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Object Number |
1952.77 |
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Image File Name |
ICHi-52564 |
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Language |
English |
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Repository |
Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
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Collection Name |
Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
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Research Inquiry |
http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
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Licensing Inquiry |
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Rights |
For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. |
