Garfield and Arthur: Republican Candidates for 1880
- Title:
- Garfield and Arthur: Republican Candidates for 1880
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Printer:
- Shipman & Co.
Donaldson Brothers
- Political Figure:
- Arthur, Chester Alan, American (1829-1886), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Garfield, James A., American (1831-1881), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1880
- Election Date:
- 1880
- ID Number:
- 2214.PO0039
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PO0039.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- Prints
- Materials/Techniques:
- Two-color lithograph
- Subject:
- Political posters
Portraits
Advertisements
Garfield, James A.
Arthur, Chester Alan
Generals
American Civil War
Portraits
Busts
Promotional materials
Politics
American flags
Plants
Soap
Advertisements - Measurement:
- 55.88 x 71.12 (Poster) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Both candidates are identified by their roles as Union Generals during the American Civil War. Poster contains several references to Sapolio brand soap, manufactured by the firm Enoch Morgan's Sons. Faint white lettering reads SAPOLIO in UL, UR, and bottom center, and MORGANS in top center
Sapolio printed to appear to be a signature below Arthur's portrait (LR). - Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.