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The County Election, by George Caleb Bingham, City Art Museum, St. Louis

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Black-and-white halftone reproduction of a genre painting showing a large crowd of men in nineteenth-century dress, many in wide-brimmed hats, gathered in a dirt street before the columned porch of a public building. A man on the porch gestures to the crowd, while others converse, sit on the ground, and a dog stands among the figures.

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ConditionFair
Place mentionedCity Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
PublisherMeriden, CT
NotesWide white border; halftone reproduction of a painting; small hole/pin mark at upper left and a tear at upper right corner. No postmark, stamp, address, or message. Divided-back card ("THIS SIDE FOR CORRESPONDENCE" / "THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS") with white border; black-and-white halftone reproduction of a painting. Pencil dealer/collector mark "#59" and "1-" in lower right corner.

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The County Election, by George Caleb Bingham, City Art Museum, St. Louis, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-county-election-by-george-caleb-bingham-city-art-museum. Accessed October 5, 2026.