Lithograph, "National Republican Chart: Presidential Campaign, 1860"
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The emerging Republican Party adopted a moderate platform for the 1860 presidential election. Republican nominees Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin vowed not to interfere with slavery in existing states, but opposed extending it into new territories. This poster provides information about the Republican platform, candidates, and current political climate, framed by portraits and biographies of the first 15 U.S. presidents.
The emerging Republican Party adopted a moderate platform for the 1860 presidential election. Republican nominees Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin vowed not to interfere with slavery in existing states, but opposed extending it into new territories. This poster provides information about the Republican platform, candidates, and current political climate, framed by portraits and biographies of the first 15 U.S. presidents.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1860
Subject Date
1860
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Published by H.H. Lloyd & Co., New York, New York
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.280.16
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Blue
Green
Pink (Color)
White (Color)
Yellow
Dimensions
Height: 36.5 in
Width: 28 in
Inscriptions
At top: NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CHART.../ PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1860...
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