Campaign Snuff Box, Seymour/Blair
date: label: date made
content: c 1868
label: associated date
content: 1869
label: associated date
content: 1873
name: label: associated person
content: Blair, Frank
notes: label: Description
content: Horatio Seymour ran as the Democratic president in 1868, trying to unite the party that had been deeply damaged by the Civil War. Seymour was a reluctant candidate, and genuinely did not want to run. However, he was nominated in a campaign that focused heavily on the status of the south and the role of African-Americans in America. The makers of this snuff box were overeager, listing the years of his potential administration as 1869 to 1873. He was easily defeated in 1868 by Ulysses S Grant.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
setName: label: See more items in
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.236642.02
label: catalog number
content: 236642.02
label: accession number
content: 236642
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Snuff Box
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 in x 3 in; 2.54 cm x 7.62 cm