Little Mack Card, Anti-George B. McClellan, 1864
date: label: date made
content: 1864
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content: In 1864, in the midst of the Civil War, George B. McClellan ran for president as a Democrat against Abraham Lincoln, running with the Union Party. Many northerners associated the Democratic party with secession, slavery, and sympathy for the Confederacy. This card demonstrates that hostility, mocking McClellan and his political allies. The Democratic party went down in defeat in 1864, or, as 19th century Americans put it, they “went up Salt River.”
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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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: The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
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content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1864.A48
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content: 227739
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content: 227739.1864.A48
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content: Cartoon
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content: postcard