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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02132.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1860 |
| Title | Color print depicting Hannibal Hamlin |
| Date | 1860 |
| Author | Currier & Ives (1834-1907) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | A caption underneath this print describes Hamlin as the Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States. A red drapery serves as a backdrop for this oval-shaped print. Hamlin served as a U.S. congressman from Maine (1843-1846), U.S. senator (1847-1860 and 1869-1880) and as vice president of the United States (1861-1865). |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Vice President Politics Election Republican Party Government and Civics |
| People | Currier & Ives (fl. 1857-1907) Currier, Nathaniel (1813-1888) Hamlin, Hannibal (1809-1891) Ives, James Merritt (d. 1895) |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Nathaniel Currier operated several printing agencies before becoming business partners with James Merritt Ives. Former names of Currier's printing businesses include Currier & Stodart, and N. Currier, Lithographer. Hamlin served as United States Representative from Maine 1843-1846, Senator 1847-1860 and 1869-1880, and as Vice President of the United States 1861-1865. Hamlin was nominated as the Republican candidate for Vice President May 1860. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |