Campaign Torch, 1860
date: label: date made
content: 1860
name: label: associated person
content: Lincoln, Abraham
notes: label: Description
content: Abraham Lincoln's 1860 campaign encouraged the use of massive, emotionally charged political parades. One observer wrote that the "Torch-light procession is undoubtedly the largest and most imposing thing of its kind ever witnessed in Chicago. Unprejudiced spectators estimate the number at 10,000. Throughout the whole length of the procession were scattered portraits of ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Banners and tranparencies bearing Republican mottoes, and pictures of rail splitters, were also plentifully distributed. Forth-three bands of music were also in the procession."
label: Description
content: Gift of Carl Haverlin, 1962
topic: label: Subject
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: Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
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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
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Rubenstein, Harry R.. Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Carl Haverlin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.240719.01
label: catalog number
content: 240719.01
label: accession number
content: 240719
objectType: label: Object Name
content: torch
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (part: mount, gimble color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (mount, gimble color)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: painted (mount, gimble production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in; 35.56 cm