Douglas-Johnson Campaign Badge, 1860
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Tintypes--inexpensive and durable--proved to be of special value in the 1860 presidential campaign, when small tintype images of candidates and their running mates decorated tokens, medals and campaign pins. The use of photography in political campaigns was still unusual at the time--most campaign buttons did not yet include photographic images of the candidates.
Tintypes--inexpensive and durable--proved to be of special value in the 1860 presidential campaign, when small tintype images of candidates and their running mates decorated tokens, medals and campaign pins. The use of photography in political campaigns was still unusual at the time--most campaign buttons did not yet include photographic images of the candidates.
Artifact
Badge
Date Made
1860
Subject Date
1860
Keywords
Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
72.31.399
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Iron (Metal)
Technique
Casting (Process)
Direct positive processes
Tintype (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 in
Inscriptions
On front: STEPHEN DOUGLAS / 1860 On back: HERSCHEL JOHNSON / 1860
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