16 to 1. ... the speech that won the nomination ... at the National Democtratic Convention at Chicago, 1896 – Antique Wall Art
(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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This rare vintage poster captures 16 to 1. ... the speech that won the nomination ... at the National Democtratic Convention at Chicago, 1896 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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16 to 1. ... the speech that won the nomination ... at the National Democtratic Convention at Chicago, 1896
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Few campaign posters of 1896 tie so directly to a single speech. The slogan "16 to 1" referred to the silver-to-gold ratio that free-silver supporters wanted for coinage, and it became identified with William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" address to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in July 1896. That speech won him the party's presidential nomination. The lithograph was printed by the Henderson Lithograph Company of Chicago and copyrighted by Peter Tracy of Memphis. Bryan, then 36, lost the general election to William McKinley, but his campaign reshaped the populist wing of the Democratic Party.
| Created / published | Chicago : The Henderson Lith. Co., c1896. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Political posters American 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | 54362B U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Peter Tracy, Memphis. |
| Subjects | Bryan, William Jennings,--1860-1925--Family. Presidential elections--United States--1890-1900. Silver question--1890-1900. Political issues--1890-1900. Populism--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,151 × 1,466 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-215805 |
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