Log Cabin Plate, William Henry Harrison, 1840
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content: William Henry Harrison’s 1840 campaign for presidency broke new ground, not just by exciting an unprecedented number of new voters, but by finding ways to enter the personal lives of Americans. By producing untold numbers of household objects with campaign appeals on them – like this collectable glass plate bearing the image of Harrison’s iconic Log Cabin – the Whig Party managed the blur the lines between a political campaign and an intimate appeal to Americans in their daily lives, and handily defeat incumbent challenger Martin Van Buren.
topic: label: used
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: 2015.0200.075
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content: 2015.0200.075
label: accession number
content: 2015.0200
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content: plate
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in; .635 cm x 8.255 cm