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Grant Union For Ever Collapsible Paper Lantern, ca. 1868
- Title:
- Grant Union For Ever Collapsible Paper Lantern, ca. 1868
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), American (1822-1885), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1868
- Election Date:
- 1868
- ID Number:
- 2214.PD0039
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PD0039.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- Lanterns (Lighting devices)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Cardboard
Paper (fiber product)
Metal
- Subject:
- Lanterns (Lighting devices)
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Unity
Politics
Promotional materials
Shields
Olive branches
Stars
- Measurement:
- 27.94 x 17.78 (Lantern) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Paper siding of this collapsible paper candle holder/lantern contains the words UNION / FOR / EVER within a shield and olive branch design. The lantern contains a wire handle to allow suspension. Item donor Susan H. Douglas associates this lantern with Ulysses S. Grant's 1868 campaign for President.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- 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.
