Object Details
- associated person
- Hamlin, Hannibal
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Description
- Throughout the North, Abraham Lincoln supporters organized grand campaign parades in small towns and large cities. This hand-painted cotton banner, approximately 47 1/2 inches high and 35 inches wide, was typical of the hundreds of banners produced by local Republican clubs to support Lincoln’s candidacy for the president.
- Gift of George L. and Mary E. Compton, 1980
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- George L. and Mary E. Compton
- 1860
- ID Number
- 1980.0482.12
- accession number
- 1980.0482
- catalog number
- 1980.0482.12
- Object Name
- banner
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- white (overall color)
- red (part color)
- blue (part color)
- black (part color)
- Measurements
- overall: 47 1/2 in x 35 in; 120.65 cm x 88.9 cm
- Related Publication
- Rubenstein, Harry R.. Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
- National Museum of American History
- used
- Elections
- Subject
- Political Campaigns
- related event
- Presidential Campaign of 1860
- Record ID
- nmah_527578
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-67c3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
