Campaign Postcard, 1884
name: label: associated person
content: Butler, Benjamin
notes: label: Description
content: Benjamin Butler was one of the most unique politicians in 19th century America, jumping from party-to-party and cause-to-cause. He often presented himself as an ally of working people, and African-Americans, against the wealthy forces that dominated Gilded Age America. He ran for President in 1884 with the Greenbacker Party, although he did quite poorly, losing to both Grover Cleveland and James G Blaine. It is not exactly clear why he is depicted on a ram, an unusual animal in Gilded Age political symbols, perhaps it indicates his attempt to ram his way into the White House.
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Massachusetts
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1884.V12 [dup2]
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1884.V12
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Postcard
label: Object Name
content: postcard
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/2 in x 3 in; 11.43 cm x 7.62 cm