Ferrotype Medalette Collection, 1860

Description:

Thirteen-year-old Goodwin Palmer documented the election of 1860 with a collection of four ferrotype medalettes picturing that year’s presidential candidates, each attached by thread to a piece of card stock. Abraham Lincoln won a plurality of the popular vote in the four-way race, followed by Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge, and John Bell.

Associated Date: 1860

Associated Person: Lincoln, Abraham

General Subject Association: Political Campaigns

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military 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.227739.1860.X02Catalog Number: 227739.1860.X02Accession Number: 227739

Object Name: Medalettes, Set of

Physical Description: paper, metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5 3/4 in x 9 in; 14.605 cm x 22.86 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-fddc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_498519

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