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Republican Ballot from Massachusetts for the 1860 Presidential Election
1860
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
During the mid-1800s, Americans used preprinted ballots to vote. Political parties printed and distributed these ballots, sometimes through local partisan newspapers. These ballots listed candidates only from a single party -- so everyone knew who you voted for. Bold voters could scratch out or paste over names. This ballot was used in 1860 by Massachusetts Republicans to vote for Abraham Lincoln.
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- Title: Republican Ballot from Massachusetts for the 1860 Presidential Election
- Date: 1860
- Date Created: 1860
- Location: United States, Massachusetts
- Subject Keywords: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Ballots, Wood engravings (Prints), Prints (Visual works), Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891, Presidential elections, Presidential candidates, Voting, United States presidents
- Type: Documents
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Ballot
- Object ID: 69.145.170
- Image ID: THF127810
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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