Abraham Lincoln Campaign Token
Unknown American, American
1860
Brass
Overall: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Ralph Becker, Father of William Becker, Class of 1964
165.31.31593
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Communication Artifacts: Documentary Artifact
Research Area
American History
Not on view
Inscriptions
obv: Inscribed, at top: HON. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. / 1860 [center, beardless bust of Lincoln facing right]; inscribed, at bottom edge of bust: ELLIS rev: Inscribed, at top: THE RAIL SPLITTER OF THE WEST [center, rural scene depicting Lincoln and helper splitting rails, log cabin at right.]
Course History
HIST 7.32, Civil War Photography, Robert Bonner, Spring 2019
HIST 7.32, Civil War Photographs, Robert Bonner, Winter 2022
Provenance
Collected by Raph E. Becker (1907-1994), father of William W. Becker, Class of 1964; given to present collection, 1965.
Catalogue Raisonne
Satterlee #285
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