Flag campaign banner for Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel V. Johnson (H. C. Howard, 1860)
Paper specimen of a campaign flag: a 33-star American flag pattern printed in reverse, with an overprinted line describing the full banner as carrying a portrait of Douglas 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 Northern Democratic Douglas-Johnson 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, Flag campaign banner for Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel V. Johnson (H. C. Howard, 1860)
Text on the object
An American Flag with Portrait of Stephen A. Douglas, encircled by 33 Stars in a Blue Field, bearing the names—President, Stephen A. Douglas; Vice President, Herschel V. Johnson.
The handwritten copyright note at the foot is a library or depositor note and is not transcribed.
