Polk Campaign Ribbon
name: label: associated person
content: Polk, James K.
notes: label: Description
content: James K. Polk’s 1844 campaign for president played on themes of youth and freshness. Polk was not a well-known figure, and often went by the title “Young Hickory” – putting himself forward as a new version of his Democratic mention, former president Andrew Jackson. The imagery worked, and Polk won a surprise victory in 1844 over the far better-known Henry Clay.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
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content: Political History: Political History
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. L. B. Lawrence
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.255906.02
label: catalog number
content: 255906.02
label: accession number
content: 255906
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ribbon
label: Object Type
content: ribbon
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: textile (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 12.065 cm x 6.35 cm