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 Lincoln and the Republicans

 


 “A Western Luminary”
  Cartoonist:  Unknown
  Source:  Wide-Awake Pictorial
  Date:   November 1, 1860, p. 3

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Complete HarpWeek Explanation:
This cartoon from the Wide-Awake Pictorial combines the Chicago lighthouse and a Wide-Awake torch to present Republican Abraham Lincoln as a light “that will shine throughout the Union.”

 

 

 

 
 

 

     
 

 

 
     
 

 

 
     
 

 

 

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