This lithograph was a campaign poster for then-presidential candidate and future president William Henry Harrison. It was created by George Endicott in New York around 1840. The center image shows Harrison in full military regalia sitting on horseback. The twelve images surrounding the center image are scenes from Harrison's military career, home life in Ohio, and political service. The log cabin image, which symbolized the candidate's working class credentials, was popular during the campaign, although not an accurate reflection of the Virginia native's affluent childhood.
[clockwise from upper left image, below each image except center] Scene at North Bend. / The Patriots Home / Senator and Statesman. / Defence of Fort Meigs. / Pardoning the assassin. / Harrison at Waynes Victory. / Making hard Cider. / Battle of Tippecanoe. / Welcome of a fellow Soldier. / Quelling a mutiny at Fort Defiance / Treating the Indians. / Battle of the Thames.
Inscription Type 2:
labeled
Inscription Location 2:
front, lower center
Inscription Text 2:
Lith. of Endicott. / Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1840, by G. Endicott, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for Souther District of New York.
Inscription Type 3:
captioned
Inscription Location 3:
front, bottom
Inscription Text 3:
Gen. William Henry Harrison
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Description:
This lithograph was a campaign poster for then-presidential candidate and future president William Henry Harrison. It was created by George Endicott in New York around 1840. The center image shows Harrison in full military regalia sitting on horseback. The twelve images surrounding the center image are scenes from Harrison's military career, home life in Ohio, and political service. The log cabin image, which symbolized the candidate's working class credentials, was popular during the campaign, although not an accurate reflection of the Virginia native's affluent childhood.
