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Reception of the Newark Wide-Awake Club at Hartford by the Wide-Awake Club of Hartford, July 26, 1860.
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Title
Reception
of the
Newark
Wide-Awake
Club
at
Hartford
by the
Wide-Awake
Club
of
Hartford
,
July
26
,
1860
.
Place
Hartford (Conn.)
Topic
Clubs
Horses
Horse-drawn vehicles
Carriages and carts
Fireworks
Parades
Political clubs
Topic-Organization, Vessel
Wide-Awake Club
Theme
Environment
Lifestyle
Description
Parade
of
men
wearing
caps
and
capes
and
carrying
torches
or
lanterns
.
Spectators
look
on from the
street
and from a
nearby
building
. A
carriage
drawn
by
two
horses
and a
steamboat
on the
Connecticut
River
are in the
background
.
Fireworks
are
exploding
in the
night
sky
.
Letterpress
text
beneath
image
: "
Reception
of the
Newark
Wide-Awake
Club
at
Hartford
by the
Wide-Awake
Club
of
Hartford
,
Conn
.
-
From a
sketch
by
our
special
artist.
"<br>
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
. <br>
Wood-engraving
from
Frank
Leslie's
Illustrated
Newspaper
. <br>The
Wide-Awake
Club
,
consisting
of
young
members
of the
Republican
Party
,
originated
in
Hartford
in
February
1860
. Their
purpose
was to
bring
about
the
election
of
Abraham
Lincoln
. <br>
Date created
1860
.
Physical format
1
print
: :
wood
engraving
;
21
x
29
cm
.<br>
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
1978.106.1
<br>
File
name
0538
img0076.pcd
<br>
Source
The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
.
Rights
Reproduction
and
copyright
information
regarding
this
image
is
available
from The
Graphics
Collection
, The
Connecticut
Historical
Society
,
Hartford
.
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