Political Campaigning in Kentucky
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Creation Date
1844
Description
1844 Clay-Frelinghuysen silk campaign ribbon promoting the Whig Party slate of Henry Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen for the Presidency and Vice Presidency. It promotes Whig Principles!! and ”The Spirit of ’40 is Up” and includes renderings of a log cabin and a barrel of gunpowder as part of its overall design. Dimensions are height =10.5 inches and width = 3 inches.
Rather-Westerman Political Collection, the Kentucky Museum, WKU
Keywords
Politics, Kentucky, Campaign paraphernalia, Whig Party (U.S.), Political campaigns, Political elections, Political paraphernalia, Political memorabilia, Campaign ribbons, Clay, Frelinghuysen, Presidential campaigns, Presidential elections