LOC Title
Public meeting. A general meeting of the friends of Harrison & reform . . .
LOC Summary
An illustrated broadside announcing a "general meeting of the friends of Harrison & Reform" in Alton (Illinois) on May 9, 1840. Harrison, in farmer's clothes and broad-brimmed hat, stands next to a plough. Behind him is a barrel of hard cider, a log cabin, and another log building or shed. Overhead an eagle flies a streamer bearing the slogan "William Henry Harrison. The Farmer of North Bend".
LOC Created/Published
1840.
LOC Standardized Date
1840
LOC Subject Headings
- Harrison, William Henry,--1773-1841
- Log cabins--1840
- Hard cider (Harrison campaign symbol)
- Log cabins--1840
- Hard cider (Harrison campaign symbol)
LOC Notes
- Title appears as it is written on the item.
- Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1840-12.
- Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1840-12.
EEC Source Year
1840
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EEC Internal Notes
Check transcript. SC 7/20/16
GK White reviewed 8/9/16
GK White reviewed 8/9/16
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