Election Day in Philadelphia Fifty-Six Years Ago.

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Election Day in Philadelphia Fifty-Six Years Ago.

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Item No: pdcc00148
Title: Election Day in Philadelphia Fifty-Six Years Ago.
Additional Title: The Log-Cabin and Hard-Cider Campaign of 1840.
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Illustration recalling the "Log Cabin" political campaign of 1840, which was in many respects the most spectacular in the history of American politics. The excitement which marked the campaign was unprecedented. "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" was the rallying-cry of the Whig Party, and the popular enthusiasm was immensely quickened by the military career of General William Henry Harrison, the Whig candidate. Incumbent President Martin Van Buren was easily defeated.

The Log-Cabin and Hard-Cider Campaign of 1840. - Drawn by Frank H. Schell. Copyright, 1896, by Leslie's Weekly.


Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.3
Creator Name: Schell, Frederic B. - Artist
Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler