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West Virginia Election Ticket

Creator:
unknown
Location:
Unknown place made
Origin Date:
1909-1930
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 5 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in
Item ID:
71.2009.083.0802
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera

Description

This postcard is a photographic reproduction of an 1865 presidential election ticket for the National Union Party candidates. At the top is "National Union Nominations" with the state seal of West Virginia just below it. "For President, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois" and "For Vice President, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee" and the list of presidential electors' names are printed below the seal. A decorative border surrounds the all of the above. The postcard reverse is divided. Stamped across the width in purple ink, is: "Photo By Allen H. Wright, San Diego, Cal." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum