Forensic Research Archive of Manipulation and Exploitation

Collection

Grand National Democratic banner

Grand National Democratic banner

Lithograph campaign banner for the Democratic ticket, published by Currier & Ives (copyright 1876). Bust portraits of Samuel J. Tilden (president) and Thomas A. Hendricks (vice president) in laurel ovals, with a figure of Liberty holding a 'Reform' flag before the 'Ship of State'. Near-identical in layout to the firm's Republican banner (grand-national-republican-banner-1876).

Date
1876
Period
Pre-1914
Made by
Currier & Ives
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Print
Issuer type
Corporation
Regime
Grant Administration
Leader
Ulysses S. Grant
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Theme
Elections and party politics
Event
1876 US Election
Techniques
TransferGlittering generalities
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights
Public domain by age (published 1876); LOC rights advisory: No known restrictions on publication
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

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