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Election November 5, 1872: Liberal Ticket

Title:
Election November 5, 1872: Liberal Ticket
Collection:
Political Americana
Date:
1872
Identifier:
2214.BA0014
Election:
1872
Political Figure:
Greeley, Horace, American (1811-1872), Presidential Candidate
Brown, B. Gratz, American (1826-1885), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Political Party:
Republican
Work Type:
Ballots
Ephemera
Portraits
Prints
Materials/Techniques:
Wood engraving (process)
Printing
Subject:
Ballots
Portraits
Greeley, Horace
Brown, B. Gratz
Voting
Elections
Republican Party
Portraits
Busts
Politics
Promotional materials
Massachusetts
Politicians
Republican
Greeley, Horace, American (1811-1872), Presidential Candidate
Brown, B. Gratz, American (1826-1885), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Extent:
29.21 x 11.7475 (Ballot)
Description:
Ballot providing the names of Liberal Party electors and political candidates. Item is from western Massachusetts.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Rights:
This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.

About the collection

"The collection consists of published material, ephemera, and artifacts dating to between 1800 and 1976, including ballots and slates of candidates; promotional broadsides, handbills, and posters; political cartoons (primarily from Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and Puck); lithographs and prints (primarily by Kellogg, N. Currier, and Currier & Ives); pamphlets, leaflets, and brochures; songbooks and sheet music; badges, pins, ferrotypes and celluloid buttons; campaign ribbons; parade equipment such as lanterns, torches, banners, and walking sticks; bandanas and other textiles; and souvenirs of all kinds including plates, cups, vases, trays, bottles, sewing boxes, and games."