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Image Title: Abraham Lincoln, Republican Candidate For President Of The United States, 1860

Creator: Baker & Godwin, engraver

Date: 1860.

Summary: A print for a large campaign banner or poster for Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln. It features a central roundel with a bust portrait of the candidate, flanked by standing deities Justice and Liberty. Justice (left) holds scales and a sword, while Liberty (right) holds the Constitution and a staff with Phrygian cap. An eagle with wings spread perches atop the roundel, behind which are several American flags on pointed staffs. Below the roundel a document "The Union" and a fasces lie on the ground. The image appears to have been printed from the same blocks (or a stereotype of them) as Baker & Godwin's 1856 banner for Millard Fillmore (no. 1856-6). Only the central portrait has changed.

Notes: The Library's impression of the banner is a copyright proof printed on paper. The design may have been intended for printing on cloth as well. This impression was deposited for copyright registration on May 29, 1860.

Subjects: Banners, campaign
Fasces (symbol)
Justice (personified)
Liberty (personified)
Lincoln, Abraham, presidential candidate

Original Media: Woodcut print

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