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Abraham Lincoln campaign ribbon
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1859-1860
- Materials:
- cloth
- Measurements:
- overall: 8 in x 2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0194
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Brown silk political ribbon with ovular photographic portraits of 1860 Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln and Vice-Presidential candidate Hannibal Hamlin adhered to the front. The names of the candidates are stamped in black below their respective image. An illustration of an eagle with spread wings and "Republican Standard Bearers" is printed across the top in black ink. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
