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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Benjamin Harrison Campaign Poster
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

Benjamin Harrison Campaign Poster

Artifact ID1988.90990.01
Object Type Poster
Maker
Date 1892
Medium Paper, Ink, Wood
DimensionsOverall: 32 1/4 x 26 1/4 in. (81.9 x 66.7 cm)
Physical DescriptionA political poster from the 1892 Presidential campaign. At the top are head-and-shoulders engravings of President Benjamin Harrison and vice presidential nominee Whitelaw Reid, both in suits. Lettered below are “BENJAMIN * HARRISON OF *INDIANA*” and “WHITELAW REED OF *NEW YORK*” respectively. The poster reads “REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES – PLATFORM – PATRIOTISM PROTECTION RECIPROCITY AND HONEST MONEY” and is lettered “W.D. ROCKWOOD HELLOTYPE PTG CO. ISSUED BY THE REPUBLICAN CLUB OF MASSACHUSETTS” across the bottom. The poster is in a dark wood frame.
Historical NoteIn the election of 1892 incumbent Republican President Benjamin Harrison decided to drop Vice President Levi P. Morton from the ticket in favor of newspaper editor and author Whitelaw Reid. The Harrison/Reid ticket would lose to former President Grover Cleveland, who became the only person elected to a non-consecutive second presidential term, and his running mate Adlai Stevenson. Reid, who had previously served as the Harrison's Ambassador to France, later became the Ambassador to the United Kingdom under presidents Theodore Roosevelt and
William Howard Taft.
The poster previously was displayed at President Ronald Reagan's ranch, Rancho del Cielo.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Exhibition HistoryCamp David/Rancho del Cielo Gallery, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (2011- )