Harrison Campaign Emblem | Eagle Eye Citizen

LOC URL

https://www.loc.gov/item/2008661359/

LOC Title

"Harrison & Tyler" campaign emblem

LOC Summary

An untitled woodcut, bold in design, apparently created for use on broadsides or banners during the Whigs' "log cabin" campaign of 1840. In front of a log cabin, a shirtsleeved William Henry Harrison welcomes a soldier, inviting him to rest and partake of a barrel of "Hard Cider." Nearby another soldier, already seated, drinks a glass of cider. On a staff at right is an American flag emblazoned with "Harrison & Tyler."

LOC Created/Published

1840

LOC Standardized Date

1840

LOC Subject Headings

- Harrison, William Henry,--1773-1841
- Tyler, John,--1790-1862
- Flags--United States--1840
- Log cabins--1840
- Presidential elections--United States--1840
- Hard cider (Harrison campaign symbol)

LOC Notes

- Title appears as it is written on the item.
- Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)
- Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1840-16.

EEC Source Year

1840

EEC Format

Image

EEC Type of Source

Illustration

EEC Theme Topic

Elections - Campaigning

Elections - Political Parties

EEC Internal Notes

GK White reviewed 8/4/16

EEC Theme