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    "title": "Political map of the United States and territories. 1888",
    "description": "Since the late 19th century, map makers have experimented with various graphic techniques for displaying Presidential election results. One of the earliest and most complex attempts was published in anticipation of the 1888 election between Republican Benjamin Harrison and Democrat Grover Cleveland. Each state was overlaid by five rectangular bars. The first four bars were colored either black for a Republican majority or red for a Democratic majority, signifying the results of the four previous elections. The fifth bar was left blank for recording the 1888 results. A series of colored dots also signified the party affiliation of governors, senators, and representatives.",
    "date": "[\"1888\"]",
    "year": 1888,
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    "creators": [
        "Campbell-Copeland, T. (Thomas)",
        "Harper & Brothers"
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    "institution": "Boston Public Library",
    "collections": [
        "Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection"
    ],
    "subjects": [
        "Voting--United States--Maps"
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    "subjectsGeographic": [
        "North and Central America",
        "United States"
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    "extent": "1 map : color ; 24 x 34 cm, on sheet 30 x 42 cm",
    "notes": [
        "From the \"Battle-ground of the presidential election\" in the October 6, 1888 issue of Harper's Weekly.",
        "Voting results represented by color-coded bars for the years 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884, and 1888. 1888 bars are blank, to be filled in after the election."
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