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- Portrait of Andrew Johnson, 1864-1865 - Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Celebrities, military officers and politicians, such as Andrew Johnson, were popular subjects.
- 1864-1865
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Portrait of Andrew Johnson, 1864-1865
Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Celebrities, military officers and politicians, such as Andrew Johnson, were popular subjects.
- Lithograph, Andrew Johnson, 1857-1864 -
- 1857-1864
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Lithograph, Andrew Johnson, 1857-1864
- Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Presidential Election Ballot, 1864 - During the mid-1800s, Americans used preprinted ballots to vote. Political parties printed and distributed these ballots, sometimes through local partisan newspapers. These ballots listed candidates only from a single party -- so everyone knew who you voted for. Bold voters could scratch out or paste over names. This ballot was used in 1864 by Massachusetts Republicans to vote for Abraham Lincoln.
- 1864
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Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Presidential Election Ballot, 1864
During the mid-1800s, Americans used preprinted ballots to vote. Political parties printed and distributed these ballots, sometimes through local partisan newspapers. These ballots listed candidates only from a single party -- so everyone knew who you voted for. Bold voters could scratch out or paste over names. This ballot was used in 1864 by Massachusetts Republicans to vote for Abraham Lincoln.
- Ohio National Union Party Ticket for the 1864 Presidential Election - After a gloomy summer of Union defeats and casualty lists, President Lincoln's re-election hopes seemed slim. But finally, several Union victories gave him the needed public support to win the 1864 election by a landslide. The phrase "Rally round the Flag, Boys!" was part of a Lincoln-Johnson campaign song modified from the 1862 patriotic song, "The Battle Cry of Freedom."
- November 08, 1864
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Ohio National Union Party Ticket for the 1864 Presidential Election
After a gloomy summer of Union defeats and casualty lists, President Lincoln's re-election hopes seemed slim. But finally, several Union victories gave him the needed public support to win the 1864 election by a landslide. The phrase "Rally round the Flag, Boys!" was part of a Lincoln-Johnson campaign song modified from the 1862 patriotic song, "The Battle Cry of Freedom."
- Invitation to the Lincoln and Johnson National Inauguration Ball, 1865 -
- March 06, 1865
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Invitation to the Lincoln and Johnson National Inauguration Ball, 1865
- Voter Pledge for the Lincoln-Johnson National Union Party Presidential Ticket, 1864 -
- 1864
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Voter Pledge for the Lincoln-Johnson National Union Party Presidential Ticket, 1864
- National Union Ticket Ballot, 1864 - During the mid-1800s, Americans used preprinted ballots to vote. Political parties printed and distributed these ballots, sometimes through local partisan newspapers. These ballots listed candidates only from a single party -- so everyone knew who you voted for. In 1864, voters in California's 3rd congressional district used a ballot like this to vote for the reelection of President Abraham Lincoln and other local Republican officials.
- 1864
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National Union Ticket Ballot, 1864
During the mid-1800s, Americans used preprinted ballots to vote. Political parties printed and distributed these ballots, sometimes through local partisan newspapers. These ballots listed candidates only from a single party -- so everyone knew who you voted for. In 1864, voters in California's 3rd congressional district used a ballot like this to vote for the reelection of President Abraham Lincoln and other local Republican officials.
- Union Republican Ballot, 1864 - President Abraham Lincoln's re-election hopes seemed slim in 1864 after a gloomy summer of Union military defeats and long casualty lists. But several Union victories gave him the needed public support to win the election by a landslide. Voters in New Hampshire deposited a ballot like this at their polling stations, choosing a slate of Republican electors who supported Lincoln and his vice-president, Andrew Johnson.
- 1864
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Union Republican Ballot, 1864
President Abraham Lincoln's re-election hopes seemed slim in 1864 after a gloomy summer of Union military defeats and long casualty lists. But several Union victories gave him the needed public support to win the election by a landslide. Voters in New Hampshire deposited a ballot like this at their polling stations, choosing a slate of Republican electors who supported Lincoln and his vice-president, Andrew Johnson.
- "Death of President Lincoln at Washington D.C. April 15, 1865, The Nation's Martyr" - Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event. This print depicts a room of the Petersen House, where the president died, across the street from Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Not all of these people were actually in the room the morning Lincoln died.
- April 15, 1865
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"Death of President Lincoln at Washington D.C. April 15, 1865, The Nation's Martyr"
Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event. This print depicts a room of the Petersen House, where the president died, across the street from Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Not all of these people were actually in the room the morning Lincoln died.
- Photograph of the Painting, "Death-Bed of Lincoln, April 15, 1865" - Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. Prints and card photographs helped people to understand the tragic event. This is a photograph of a painting made in 1866. It depicts a room of the Petersen House, where the president died, across the street from Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Not all of these people were actually in the room the morning Lincoln died.
- April 15, 1865
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Photograph of the Painting, "Death-Bed of Lincoln, April 15, 1865"
Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. Prints and card photographs helped people to understand the tragic event. This is a photograph of a painting made in 1866. It depicts a room of the Petersen House, where the president died, across the street from Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Not all of these people were actually in the room the morning Lincoln died.