Proof for a flag campaign banner for John C. Breckinridge and Joseph Lane (H. C. Howard, 1860)
Paper proof of a campaign flag: a 33-star American flag pattern printed in reverse, with a vertical overprinted line describing the full banner as carrying a portrait of Breckinridge and the names of the ticket. The visible object has no portrait. Tell for transfer: the national flag is the vehicle for one party ticket.
- Date
- 1860
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- H. C. Howard, Philadelphia (printer), for the Southern Democratic Breckinridge-Lane ticket
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Signs and banners
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Buchanan Administration
- Leader
- James Buchanan
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- 1860 US Election
- Techniques
- Transfer
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division (Popular Graphic Arts), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain: published 1860, US. LOC reuse note: "No known restrictions on publication."
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Proof for a flag campaign banner for John C. Breckinridge and Joseph Lane (H. C. Howard, 1860)
Text on the object
An American Flag with Portrait of John C. Breckenridge, encircl- ed by 33 Stars in a Blue Field, bearing the names—President, John C. Breckenridge; Vice President, Gen. Jos. Lane.
The text is printed vertically. Handwritten pencil and ink notes in the lower left are not part of the object and are not transcribed.
