Lincoln-Johnson Campaign Envelope

Dublin Core

Title

Lincoln-Johnson Campaign Envelope

Description

This is a physical object, "[p]rinted in violet ink on yellow....[and] addressed to John Mercer Esq., Coatesville, Pennsylvania". It bears the return address of the Lincoln-Johnson Presidential campaign and its emblematic phrase: "UNION & LIBERTY."

Creator

William P. Lyon & Whittemore

Source

Library of Congress (item and descriptive text)

Publisher

William P. Lyon & Whittemore

Date

1864

Format

Digital image of paper item.

Type

Ephemera.

Identifier

https://www.loc.gov/item/scsm000714/?q=abraham+lincoln+campaign

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper envelope with ink.

Physical Dimensions

8.5 x 14.5 cm.

Files

001r.jpg

Citation

William P. Lyon & Whittemore, “Lincoln-Johnson Campaign Envelope,” Materiality and Spectacle in Nineteenth Century United States 2017, accessed May 2, 2024, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/materiality/items/show/32.