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WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON was born in Berkeley, Va. on Feb. 9, 1773, but was elected from Ohio. He was nominated by the Whig party and received 234 electoral votes out of 304. His death occurred on April 4, 1841, one month after his inauguration, and he was the first President to die in office.
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WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, ninth President of the U. S. Served from March 4 to April 4, 1841.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON was born in Berkeley, Va. on Feb. 9, 1773, but was elected from Ohio. He was nominated by the Whig party and received 234 electoral votes out of 304. His death occurred on April 4, 1841, one month after his inauguration, and he was the first President to die in office.
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons (English, 1886–1960)
American
1908
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.8526
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: undivided. Mint.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No.2328, "Presidents of the United States."
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.
Printed in Germany
Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No.2328, "Presidents of the United States."
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.
Printed in Germany
Signed
Presidential signature reproduction.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)