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H. Seymour & F. P. Blair 1868 National Democratic

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H. Seymour & F. P. Blair 1868 National Democratic
1868 National Democratic Banner of Victory. Color lithograph. Part of the Grand National Banner series of lithographs published by Currier & Ives. Features jugate portraits of Democratic presidential candidate Horatio Seymour and running mate General Frank P. Blair. Each portrait surrounded by laurel wreath border and flanked by allegorical representations of Columbia and Justice. Above the portraits an eagle is depicted atop a globe, flanked by American flags, and clutching a banner that reads, "For President / For Vice President" below the candidates banners bearing the candidates' names and reading, "Peace, Union, and Constitutional Government" above synecdochic representations of prosperity. Bottom margin bears title and publisher information. Title reads, "National Democratic Banner of Victory, 1868."