Republican Ballot, 1878
Republican Ballot, 1878
- Description
- More so than the distinguishing marks of party symbols or candidate portraits, color helped observers identify party ballots as they were cast—and who cast them. Voting was still not entirely secret. The parties printed and distributed paper ballots cut from sheets. The introduction of a complex color scheme distinguished the official ballot of the 1878 Regular Republican ticket in Massachusetts.
- associated date
- 1878
- associated person
- Talbot, Thomas
- associated institution
- Republican National Party
- associated place
- United States: Massachusetts
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- buff, black (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 1/2 in x 7 in; 36.83 cm x 17.78 cm
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1878.T02
- catalog number
- 227739.1878.T02
- accession number
- 227739
- Credit Line
- Ralph E. Becker
- subject
- Political Campaigns
- Voting
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- Exhibition
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
