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Title
"Wigwam" of the 1860 Republican Presidential Convention, Chicago
Description
Engraving depicts wooden structure, built in just a few weeks, to hold 10,000 delegates to the party's nominating convention. In the years following it was used to hold rallies and political meetings during the Civil War before its demolition sometime during the late 1860s. Today, its location can be visited at the intersection of Wacker Drive and Lake Street.
Publisher
Date
1860
Contributor
Cooper, Ken
Source
Library of Congress, Portfolio 13, no. 18
Format
jpeg, 790 KB
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Broadside engraving
Geolocation
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