For President : Benjamin Harrison. : For Vice President : Levi P. Morton. : Protection vs Free Trade. : Pensions for Soldiers. : Aid for Free Schools.

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• PUBLISHER: Patented June 28, 1888. A. S. Rosenthal & Co., N.Y.

• MEDIUM: Bandanna printed in blue and red on white silk,

  DATE: 1888.

• EDITION SIZE: Size 17 1/4 x 20 1/2" (44.8 x 51.4 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: This handkerchief was published immediately after Harrison and Morton secured their nominations at the Republican National Convention in June of 1888. Harrison ran against the incumbent Grover Cleveland, and though he lost the popular vote,, he won the Electoral College by a good, clear margin. Souvenir campaign bandanas were introduced during the 1840 Presidential campaign of Benjamin Harrison's grandfather - William Henry "Tippecanoe" Harrison.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition with a decorative fillagree on the bottom and left margin. Some minor staining.

• REFERENCE: Collins, "Threads of History" #638.

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Other