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<B>LINCOLN POLITICAL CLUB “WIDE AWAKES" KEPI CIRCA 1860.</B></I> The Wide Awakes organization was a political club loosely associated with the Know Nothing Movement in the 1850s. At that time, dozens of such clubs operated across the country using such names as Rocky Mountain Club, Wide Awakes,<I> </B></I>Freedom Club, and Bear Club. The Wide Awakes supported the new Republican Party in the 1860 presidential campaign. In Chicago, on October 3, 1860, 10,000 Wide Awakes<I> </B></I>marched in a three-mile procession in support of the Republicans.<BR><BR>Shown here is a black glazed Wide Awake<I> </B></I>kepi from that period. This rare, prime example, has red paint on oilcloth. Brass buttons hold a white painted hat band. <BR><B><BR>Provenance: </B></I>Al. Emmett Fostell Collection<B> <BR><BR>Condition:</B></I> Very fine example<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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