Tilden/Hendricks Campaign Booklet, "Reform Songs", 1876
date: label: associated date
content: 1876
notes: label: Description
content: The 1876 presidential election was a heated and complex one, ultimately drawing the highest voter turnouts in U.S. history. Samuel Tilden, the reforming former Governor of New York state and Democratic nominee, focused his campaign on printed material, including pamphlets and songbooks, ultimately printing over 27,000,000 pieces of material. After a contested and complicated election in which Tilden won the popular vote by 3%, he ultimately lost the presidency to Rutherford B. Hayes, decided by the House of Representatives.
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1876.K02
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1876.K02
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pamphlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white, black (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/4 in x 4 in; 15.875 cm x 10.16 cm