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title: Bryan-Sewall 'Free Coinage' portrait handkerchief
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/bryan-sewall-free-coinage-handkerchief-1896/
description: 'Printed cotton handkerchief for the Democratic ticket: oval portraits of William J. Bryan of Nebraska and Arthur Sewall of Maine under an eagle, shield…'
section: Collection
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# Bryan-Sewall 'Free Coinage' portrait handkerchief

Printed cotton handkerchief for the Democratic ticket: oval portraits of William J. Bryan of Nebraska and Arthur Sewall of Maine under an eagle, shield and flags, the legend 'Free Coinage 16 to 1 1896' with a silver dollar and a cockerel, the Capitol, and the line 'Tariff for Revenue Only'. The maker is not recorded in the Cornell catalogue.

[← Bryan-Sewall campaign buttons, badges and card](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/bryan-sewall-campaign-buttons-1896/) [Democratic nominees Bryan and Sewall broadside →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/bryan-sewall-unlimited-coinage-broadside-1896/)

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