Postcard, William Jennings Bryan, 1908
date: label: date made
content: 1908
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content: Political postcards exploded in popularity in 1908 because of several changes in postal regulations. Two of the most important were lowering the postage cost to a penny and permitting space for both the message and address on one side which made room for a decorative image on the other. This colorful postcard, representative of the hundreds produced for this election, promoted William Jennings Bryan and John W. Kern, the 1908 Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates. Bryan’s 1908 loss to Republican William Howard Taft was his third and last unsuccessful attempt to win the White House. As a result, Bryan holds the record for winning the most Electoral College votes without ever winning an election.
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content: Political History: Political History, Presidential History Collection
label: Exhibition
content: American Presidency
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
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content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1908.S5
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content: 227739.1908.S5
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content: Post Card, Bryan/Kerns Photos 1908