McClellan/Seymour Campaign Card, circa 1864
This collection contains a campaign card for George McClellan and Horatio Seymour. It holds the faces of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Andrew Jackson along with McClellan and Seymour as "Beacon Lights for American freedom." The card is not dated but is likely from 1864 when McClellan beat Seymour for the Democratic candidacy for president in opposition to Abraham Lincoln.
Dates
- circa 1864
General Physical Description note
meausres approximately 2" x 3"; Campaign card headed the Beacon Lights / of American / Liberty,
with portraits of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, George B. McClellan representing The Union,
and Horatio Seymour for The Laws;
on back is stamped Published By / The New York Photographic Co. / No. 453 Broadway / New York
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
General Physical Description note
meausres approximately 2" x 3"; Campaign card headed the Beacon Lights / of American / Liberty,
with portraits of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, George B. McClellan representing The Union,
and Horatio Seymour for The Laws;
on back is stamped Published By / The New York Photographic Co. / No. 453 Broadway / New York
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository