[1888 ELECTION] -- [HARRISON, Benjamin] -- [CLEVELAND, Grover]. A group of fans, covers, cabinet cards, and other ephemera related to the 1888 presidential election, including:
Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Mar 1, 2022
Lots Close
Mar 8, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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[1888 ELECTION] -- [HARRISON, Benjamin] -- [CLEVELAND, Grover]. A group of fans, covers, cabinet cards, and other ephemera related to the 1888 presidential election, including:
3 illustrated campaign fans featuring portraits of Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, and Whitelaw Reid, each 6 1/4 x 12 in. including wooden handle (toning, general wear from use). Fan versos feature advertisements for H.A. Calley's store in Grass Lake, Michigan, and Beckner & Dugan Furniture Dealers in Indianapolis, Indiana. -- 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. albumen photograph, featuring vignetted portraits of Grover Cleveland and Allan G. Thurman, on cardstock mount (toning and surface soiling; wear to edges and corners of mount). Subjects identified in gilt lettering on mount recto. -- 6 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. political cover (separation along right edge, soiling and wear throughout). Postally used, cancelled at Saint Charles, MN. Colorful flag reading "Harrison And Morton" featured at left. -- And 18 other pieces of ephemera, including photographs, illustrations, and printed matter. -- Together, 23 political items related to the 1888 presidential election.
Collection of Tom Charles Huston
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