Lantern Insert for the 1864 Republican Presidential Campaign, "Lincoln and Johnson"
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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 the names of the candidates, slogans and patriotic symbols. Supporters of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson--the Union Republican ticket--would have placed this paper insert into a campaign lantern during the 1864 presidential election.
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 the names of the candidates, slogans and patriotic symbols. Supporters of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson--the Union Republican ticket--would have placed this paper insert into a campaign lantern during the 1864 presidential election.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1864
Subject Date
1864
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Creator Notes
Made by Oakley & Tompson Lithographers, Boston, Massachusetts
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
85.13.1.32
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Black (Color)
Blue
Red
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 4.25 in
Inscriptions
front: LINCOLN / AND / JOHNSON
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