Garfield Campaign Collar Box
name: label: associated person
content: Garfield, James A.
notes: label: Description
content: In the 1880 presidential campaign, the Republican party chose James Garfield as its candidate. Garfield was a new senator from Ohio, admired for his friendly personality and story of humble-roots and struggle to succeed. Supporters made this collar box, to place detachable shirt collars when not wearing them, to honor the beloved politician. Garfield beat Winfield Scott Hancock, his Democratic challenger, by a slim margin.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.323526.02
label: catalog number
content: 323526.02
label: accession number
content: 323526
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Box
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/4 in x 4 3/4 in x 4 3/4 in; 8.255 cm x 12.065 cm x 12.065 cm