National Democratic Banner

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Title

National Democratic Banner

Subject

Political science
Banners
Presidents--Election
Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861
Johnson, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1812-1880
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891

Description

Political campaign banner showing the 1860 Northern Democrat Party candidate for President, Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, and Vice President, Hershel V. Johnson, of Georgia. With four different political parties represented in the 1860 Presidential Election, the Republican Party, represented by Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin, received nearly forty percent of the popular vote, and sixty percent of the electoral vote.

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1860-XX-XX

Format

jpg

Language

en

Identifier

400391
Politics

Original Format

lithograph
color
1

Physical Dimensions

39 x 27 cm