The Presidential campaign in America. Great M'Clellan meeting in Union Square, New York – Historic Reproduction
(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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Step back in time with The Presidential campaign in America. Great M'Clellan meeting in Union Square, New York, an antique engraving rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Presidential campaign in America. Great M'Clellan meeting in Union Square, New York
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Union Square in Manhattan was a favored site for political rallies, and this engraving records a meeting there held for George B. McClellan during the 1864 presidential campaign. McClellan, a former Union general whom Lincoln had relieved of command in 1862, was the Democratic nominee that year, running against the incumbent Lincoln on a platform that called for negotiations to end the Civil War. The Illustrated London News printed the scene in its October 1, 1864 issue, giving British readers a look at American electioneering in the middle of the conflict.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1860-1870.Engravings 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1864 Oct. 1, p. 345. |
| Subjects | McClellan, George Brinton,--1826-1885--Public appearances--New York (State)--New York. Presidential elections--New York (State)--New York--1860-1870. Political parades & rallies--New York (State)--New York--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 981 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-170678 |
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