Object Details
associated person
Lincoln, Abraham
Description
This three-sided transparency was originally illuminated from inside by a small oil lamp and carried in campaign parades.
By the middle of the 1800s, spectacular events became the hallmark of American presidential campaigns, and a highlight of every election was the torchlight parade. Hoping to inspire the most apathetic voter to cast a ballot for their candidate, hundreds if not thousands of marchers in cities across the country brightened the night sky in the evenings leading up to the election. Lincoln supporters organized torchlight parades throughout the North during the 1860 campaign.
Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hubbard, 1961
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Mrs. Robert A. Hubbard
ID Number
PL.238747.01
catalog number
238747.01
accession number
238747
Object Name
transparency
Physical Description
fabric (overall material)
paint (overall material)
wood (frame material)
Measurements
assembled each side: 27 1/2 in x 27 1/2 in x 21 1/2 in; 69.85 cm x 69.85 cm x 54.61 cm
Related Publication
Rubenstein, Harry R.. Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
See more items in
Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Political Campaigns
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_513759