Object Details
- Description
- In 1856 a bold new movement, the Republican Party, ran its first candidate for President: John C. Frémont. Frémont just 43 years old, but had built an impressive reputation as an explorer, adventurer, soldier, and author. With the help of his brilliant, politically astute wife Jesse Benton Fremont, he launched a campaign that excited members of the new Republican Party. This card mocks “Fremonters” who went from exultation to despair after his defeat by Democrat James Buchanan.
- Credit Line
- Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1856.W02
- catalog number
- 227739.1856.W02
- accession number
- 227739
- Object Name
- Novelty
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- multicolored (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in x 4 3/4 in; 7.62 cm x 12.065 cm
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- used
- Political Campaigns
- depicted
- Political Caricatures
- Record ID
- nmah_494137
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-ee86-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
