Wood Engraving "Procession of the Wide-Awake Club of Hartford, Conn.," July 26, 1860
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This wood engraving shows men marching in a political campaign parade in Hartford, Connecticut, on July 26, 1860. Part of a group known as the Wide Awakes, these men actively supported the Republican Party and their presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln. Wearing unusual capes and black hats, and carrying flaming torches, the Wide Awakes marched in nighttime parades in the northern states.
This wood engraving shows men marching in a political campaign parade in Hartford, Connecticut, on July 26, 1860. Part of a group known as the Wide Awakes, these men actively supported the Republican Party and their presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln. Wearing unusual capes and black hats, and carrying flaming torches, the Wide Awakes marched in nighttime parades in the northern states.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1860
Subject Date
26 July 1860
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Published by Frank Leslie in the publication Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York, New York
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
69.145.165
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Wood engraving (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 in
Width: 6.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed below image: PROCESSION OF THE WIDE-AWAKE CLUB OF HARTFORD, CONN., ON THURSDAY, JULY 26.--FROM A SKETCH BY OUR SPECIAL ARTIST.
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