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"Election-Day. 8th November."

Election-Day. 8th November. Engraving
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Engraving of political cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast

Dimensions of engraving and caption: 49.6 cm x 34.3 cm; dimensions of double page spread: 53.7 cm x 40.7 cm

From Harper's Weekly, 12 November 1864, pages 15-16.


Thomas Nast’s celebration of the Republican Party’s election victory in 1864 (the “Union” ticket) shows, in a vignette within the engraving, soldiers casting their ballots by openly dropping them into “U.S.M[ail]” letter boxes.

See also, "Soldiers Mailing Their Votes," a detail view.