Burn 1918 campaign poster
Title
Burn 1918 campaign poster
Description
Campaign poster for Harry T . Burn , 1918 . 8.5 x 11 ", framed (some insect damage) . "Your Vote and Influence Solicited HARRY T . BURN , Niota , Tennessee . Republican Nominee for Representative . Election Tuesday , November 5th , 1918. " Includes picture of Harry T . Burn . This was the election that first placed him in the Tennessee House of Representatives , where in 1920 he cast the deciding vote to support female suffrage . His vote broke the tie in the Tennessee legislature , causing Tennessee to pass the amendment . Tennessee was the 36th state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment , making it the law of the land .
Subjects
Portraits Politicians Political campaigns Ephemera
Creator
unknown
Publisher
unknown
Date
1918
Decade
1910s
Type
political ephemera
Format
400 dpi, TIFF
Identifier
Harry T . Burn Papers - 1918 campaign poster , framed
Name of Collection
Harry T. Burn Papers
Repository
C.M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library
Rights
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