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Counting the Electoral Vote - David Dudley Field Objects to the Vote of Florida

A page from Harper’s Weekly with a black and white print captioned, “Counting the Electoral Vote—David Dudley Field Objects to the Vote of Florida—From a Sketch by Theo. R. Davis—[See Page 130.]” The print shows a House Chamber and galleries full of seated people. Two men stand, one on the rostrum and one among the Members. Men sit in chairs on the floor, and Page boys sit on the rostrum steps./tiles/collection/5/5524.xml
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A page from Harper’s Weekly with a black and white print captioned, “Counting the Electoral Vote—David Dudley Field Objects to the Vote of Florida—From a Sketch by Theo. R. Davis—[See Page 130.]” The print shows a House Chamber and galleries full of seated people. Two men stand, one on the rostrum and one among the Members. Men sit in chairs on the floor, and Page boys sit on the rostrum steps.
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Date

1877-02-17

Artist

Theodore Russell Davis

Publication

Harper's Weekly

Publisher

Harper & Brothers

Dimensions

11 x 15 5/8 in. (27.9 x 39.7 cm)

Accession Number

2005.106.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The process of resolving the disputed 1876 presidential election is illustrated in this wood engraving. Florida was one of four states that sent two sets of inconsistent returns to Congress. David Dudley Field, who served a single term in Congress, objects to Florida’s returns in a packed Chamber. The newly formed Electoral Commission is seated facing the rostrum, which is populated not only by the usual officials, but also a group of exhausted and distracted Pages.

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