Campaign Pull Card, 1856
notes: label: Description
content: In 1856 a bold new movement, the Republican Party, ran its first candidate for President: John C. Frémont. Frémont just 43 years old, but had built an impressive reputation as an explorer, adventurer, soldier, and author. With the help of his brilliant, politically astute wife Jesse Benton Fremont, he launched a campaign that excited members of the new Republican Party. This card mocks “Fremonters” who went from exultation to despair after his defeat by Democrat James Buchanan.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
topic: label: used
content: Political Campaigns
label: depicted
content: Political Caricatures
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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: Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1856.W02
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1856.W02
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Novelty
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: multicolored (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 4 3/4 in; 7.62 cm x 12.065 cm