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title: Grand national union banner for 1864. Liberty, union and victory
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/grand-national-union-banner-1864/
description: 'Currier & Ives hand-coloured lithograph banner for Lincoln and Andrew Johnson: a drawn curtain reveals portrait roundels framed in oak leaves, with a…'
section: Collection
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# Grand national union banner for 1864. Liberty, union and victory

Currier & Ives hand-coloured lithograph banner for Lincoln and Andrew Johnson: a drawn curtain reveals portrait roundels framed in oak leaves, with a 'Temple of Liberty', flags and an eagle above and a farm-plowing vignette below. Titled 'Liberty, union and victory'. LOC notes the peace and prosperity to come with Lincoln's re-election.

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