Garfield Campaign Plate
name: label: associated person
content: Garfield, James A.
notes: label: Description
content: In the 1880 presidential campaign, the Republican party chose James Garfield as its candidate. Garfield was a new senator from Ohio, well-known for his friendly personality and humble origins. Garfield won the 1880 election by the smallest popular vote margin in U.S. history, defeating Winfield Scott Hancock. Tragically, Garfield was shot by a deranged office-seeker within a few months of taking office. After a long and painful struggle, James Garfield died, making him the second president in just 16 years to die by assassination.
topic: label: used
content: Political Campaigns
label: general subject association
content: Presidents
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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: Arnold Miles Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.217442.062
label: catalog number
content: 217442.062
label: accession number
content: 217442
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Plate
label: Object Type
content: plate
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: colorless (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/4 in x 6 in; 1.905 cm x 15.24 cm