The Whig campaign of 1840 against incumbent President Martin Van Buren established a pattern of predetermined imagery, from which later campaigns have seldom deviated. The Whigs adopted the symbols of the log cabin and hard cider to promote the candidacy of General William Henry Harrison. An outpouring of objects with designs of log cabins, such as this song book from the 1840 campaign, soon followed.
Date Made: 1840
Associated Person: Harrison, WilliamTyler, John
Used: Political Campaigns
Subject:
See more items in: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
Exhibition: American Democracy
Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History
Credit Line: The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: PL.227739.1840.E17Catalog Number: 227739.1840.E17Accession Number: 227739
Object Name: Book
Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 8.89 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-5a61-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_529104
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