Campaign Card, 1880
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content: 1880 11 02
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content: In the 1880 presidential campaign, the Democratic party ran Winfield Scott Hancock as their presidential candidate. Hancock was seen as an ideal choice, a war hero who fought bravely for the Union at Gettysburg, and even Republicans acknowledged his upstanding reputation. At a time when both parties often used the image of a rooster to indicate their pride and fighting abilities, this card links Hancock’s battlefield bravery to that of a fighting cock. Unfortunately for him, Hancock lost to James Garfield by the smallest popular vote margin in U.S. History.
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1880.W01 [dup1]
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content: 227739.1880.W01
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content: Card