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Currier & Ives Grand, National Union Banner for 1864.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04681 Author/Creator: Currier & Ives Place Written: New York, New York Type: Print Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 lithograph : col. ; 44.8 x 34.2 cm. Order a Copy

Handcolored lithograph image for the Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 1864 presidential election campaign. Depicts bust images of both candidates circled in wreaths, with a theater curtain backdrop. Adorned with patriotic images of flags and an eagle. Published by Currier & Ives.

Currier & Ives, fl. 1857-1907

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