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Included here are examples of election tickets of the Republican Party from the 1860s and 1870s. Before mass media such as television and Web sites, distributing printed handbills and flyers was a common way to publicize a party's candidates and platform issues on the local level.Citation
Republican Party (Wis.) In: Miscellaneous campaign literature, 1861-1883. (Wisconsin Historical Society Library pamphlet collection, 56-1074);