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Campaign ribbon, A. Lincoln


Title	Campaign ribbon, A. Lincoln
Description	Silk campaign ribbon from the 1860 presidential election. John Chester Buttre (1821-1893) engraved the image of Abraham Lincoln, which was based on a Mathew Brady photograph known as the Cooper Union photograph. Brady made the photograph while Lincoln was in New York to give a speech at the Cooper Union in February 1860. The image was used throughout the campaign, including on campaign ribbons such as this one.
Subject.tgm	Campaign insignia Political campaigns
Subject.aat	silk
Subject.lcsh	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Date	1860
Time period	1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869
Dimensions	2.5 inches wide x 7.5 inches long
Repository number	SPE CW 2008.33
Repository name	Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
Collection	Civil War Collection
Rights	http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php
Original file size	32465 KB
Original resolution (dpi)	240
Original dimensions (pixels)	2178 x 5082
Camera/scanner specifications	Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Donor	The Wayne Whalen Digital Archive is made possible by the partners of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Original file name	Q7A7832.tif

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