Campaign Pull Card, 1837
date: label: associated date
content: 1837
notes: label: Description
content: In an era of colorful nicknames and slogans, “Locofoco” emerged as a term of derision for Democratic voters, particularly those with more populist-leanings. They were often most prominent in New York state, where radical Democrats often worked in what they considered the interests of ordinary New Yorkers, at a time when New York was by far the biggest and most powerful state in the nation. This card mocks such Locofoco’s defeat by the Republicans in New York in 1856, pulling down the tab at the bottom sours the “Loco’s” expression.
place: label: associated place
content: United States: New York
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
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.227739.1837.W01
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1837.W01
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Novelty
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 3 in; 15.24 cm x 7.62 cm