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Presidential Campaign Button, Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin, 1860

1860

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin campaign button for the 1860 presidential election containing tintype portraits of the Republican Party candidates on each side. This use of photography in political campaigns was still unusual at the time ? most campaign buttons did not include photographic images of the candidates.

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  • Title: Presidential Campaign Button, Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin, 1860
  • Date Created: 1860
  • Location: United States
  • Subject Keywords: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Medallions (Medals), Buttons (Information artifacts), Tintypes (Prints), Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891, Presidential campaigns, Political campaigns, Presidential candidates
  • Type: Objects
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=66585
  • Object Name: Medal
  • Object ID: 72.31.141
  • Image ID: THF93443
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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