Group of men wearing caps, short capes and carrying round lanterns. Handwritten on back: "Wide Awakes, 1861, Charles Lunn, 1st on right, John W. Brooks, 1st on left, F. Maurer, J. Voght, H. M. Whittelsey, F. Fulda, J. R. Mizner, Charles Lunn (first on right). Wide Awakes, a political division of the Republican party organized in 1860 to promote the election of Lincoln; one of the first organizations of uniformed torchlight parade enthusiasts in American politics."
