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Jackson ticket. American system. Speed the plough, the loom & the mattock – Historic Reproduction

Jackson ticket. American system. Speed the plough, the loom & the mattock, 1828 — historic print
Jackson ticket. American system. Speed the plough, the loom & the mattock, 1828. Historic print from the Presidents collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Jackson ticket. American system. Speed the plough, the loom & the mattock, preserved in this historic print. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Jackson ticket. American system. Speed the plough, the loom & the mattock

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This is a very small printed ballot, about 2.3 by 3.3 centimeters, that carries the name "Jackson" alongside the phrase "American system" and the line "Speed the plough, the loom & the mattock." In the 1820s, parties printed their own tickets for voters to carry to the polls, so a slip this size could be folded and handed in as a vote. The phrase "American system" refers to the economic program associated with Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams, which supported tariffs and internal improvements. The line about the plow, loom, and mattock invokes farming, manufacturing, and labor, and the woodcut image and letterpress text were combined in one tiny sheet.

Created / published1828
Medium1 print : woodcut with letterpress on wove paper ; 2.3 x 3.3 cm.
GenreBallots 1820-1830.Woodcuts 1820-1830.
NotesTitle appears as it is written on the item. Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1828-9.
SubjectsJackson, Andrew,--1767-1845. Ballots--1820-1830. Presidential elections--United States--1820-1830.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,051 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-108355

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