"General William Henry Harrison's Inaugural Address," 1841
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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
Broadside (Notice)
Subject Date
04 March 1841
Place of Creation
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Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.274.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Silk (Textile)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 23.25 in
Width: 17.25 in
Inscriptions
on front: GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON'S/INAUGURAL ADDRESS. / On Entering Upon The Duties Of The Office Of President Of The United States; March Fourth. Eighteen Hundred and Forty-One.
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