Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Campaign Torch, 1864
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Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Many of these political lanterns glowed with slogans and patriotic symbols. Supporters of President Lincoln and the Union would have carried this torch during the 1864 campaign.
Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Many of these political lanterns glowed with slogans and patriotic symbols. Supporters of President Lincoln and the Union would have carried this torch during the 1864 campaign.
Artifact
Torch (Lighting device)
Date Made
1864
Subject Date
1864
Place of Creation
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Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
69.145.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Tin (Metal)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Blue
Red
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 5.25 in
Length: 5.25 in
Inscriptions
On paper insert: UNION Printed at bottom of paper insert: ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS IN THE YEAR 18__ FRANCIS MORANDI IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF MASS.
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