Lithograph, "William Henry Harrison, Ninth President of the United States," 18
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Sixty-seven-year-old retired military general William Henry Harrison took advantage of a wildly popular campaign staged by Whig Party leaders, who capitalized on the false perception that Harrison was a common frontier farmer living in a log cabin. Cheering crowds lined Pennsylvania Avenue for his inauguration on March 4, 1841. He performed nominal duties before falling ill and dying of pneumonia a month into his presidency.
Sixty-seven-year-old retired military general William Henry Harrison took advantage of a wildly popular campaign staged by Whig Party leaders, who capitalized on the false perception that Harrison was a common frontier farmer living in a log cabin. Cheering crowds lined Pennsylvania Avenue for his inauguration on March 4, 1841. He performed nominal duties before falling ill and dying of pneumonia a month into his presidency.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1840-1856
Subject Date
1840-1841
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.3.259
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 16.25 in
Width: 12.375 in
Inscriptions
on front: WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON./ Ninth President of the United States. / Pub. by N. Currier, 2 Spruce St. N.Y.
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