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[Presidential campaign button with portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin]
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Description | Political campaign button for Abraham Lincoln's first (1860) U.S. presidential campaign. Includes a bust portrait of Lincoln on one side and a bust portrait of vice presidential nominee Hannibal Hamlin on the other side; with a metal wire fastener. The Lincoln portrait was copied from a popular 1858 ambrotype attributed to Roderick M. Cole of Peoria, Ill. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 263) This campaign button represents an early use of photography to advertise an American presidential candidate. Lincoln relied on photography, a fairly new new technology in 1860, to make himself better known during the campaign. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Political campaigns--1860. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Presidential elections--1860. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hamlin, Hannibal,--1809-1891. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
