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[Political cartoon showing Van Buren racing on a hog; below is Democra...

Photoprint of engraving. Appears to be a detail of broadside sheet reproduced in LC-USZ61-1654. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Pol... More

James Madison to Caleb Cushing, February 9, 1836.

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James Madison, 4th president of the United States

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Map of the Indian tribes of North America, about 1600 A.D. along the A...

Relief shown pictorially. "Pendleton's Lithography." From: American Antiquarian Society. Transactions and collections. Vol. 2, 1836, fol. p. 264. Hand colored to show the location of Indian tribes and 11 lingui... More

A Democratic voter. Book illustration from Library of Congress

The artist satirizes the split in party loyalties between the Locofoco and Tammany factions of New York City Democrats. In particular he belittles the Irish immigrants widely recruited by the party at the time... More

View of the great conflagration of Dec. 16th and 17th, 1835; from Coen...

Artist: John H. Bufford. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6929

C. Lewis to Andrew Jackson, October 19, 1836

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James Gadsden to Andrew Jackson, April 9, 1836

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Andrew Jackson - Andrew Jackson correspondence

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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna to Andrew Jackson, July 4, 1836

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Bed-stocks for intoxication, &c / drawn on stone by R. Bridgens.

Print shows two African Trinidadians with their feet locked in stocks; one man has his hands bound behind him, the other man is sleeping; a mask is hanging on the wall in the upper left. Published in: Bridgens... More

Andrew Jackson to Amos Kendall, September 5, 1836

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Nihonbashi yukibare, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows pedestrians crossing bridge over river, boats on the river, during winter, after a snowfall, with view of Mount Fuji in the distance. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-... More

Set-to between the champion old tip & the swell Dutcheman of Kinderhoo...

Satire on the presidential campaign of 1836, portraying the contest as a boxing match between Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren and Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. The artist clearly favors Harrison.... More

[Title page and frontis. of The Stranger's Gift, Boston, 1836 (Hermann...

Illus. in: The Stranger's Gift, Boston, 1836, frontis. Reference copy may be in LOT 4446. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI Works; Holidays; RBD; Shelf.

Naw-kaw, a Winnebago chief / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's...

Print shows Naw-Kaw, a Winnebago chief, three-quarter length portrait holding a peace pipe(?).

John M. Fiske to D. Green - Public domain document scan

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Andrew Jackson to Carey A. Harris, August 7, 1836

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Whitney & Ford to Sarah Yorke Jackson

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The baptism of our savior! - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Co...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Baker. Check: artist name reads: Baker (attr.)

Reuben M. Whitney to Andrew Jackson, March 24, 1836

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Eitaibashi no zu, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows boats in the foreground and pedestrians crossing the Eitai Bridge spanning the river in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialist... More

Surry [sic] Zoological Gardens - Engraving, Public domain image

Print shows pond and people walking at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, London, England, with a balloon ascending in the distance. Print commemorates the 17th anniversary of the birth of Princess Victoria, May 24... More

Diligenza di ritorno dalla luna / Gaetana Dura, dis. ; Lit. Gatti e Du...

Print shows a flying machine returning from the moon. Plate IV from Altre scoverte fatte nella luna dal Sigr. Herschel / Leopoldo Galluzzo ; J.N Nicollet ; Gaetano Dura ; Richard Adams Locke. Napoli : L. Gatti... More

Massacre of the Whites by the Indians and Blacks in Florida

Massacre of whites by Florida Natives and African Americans. Illus. in: An authentic narrative of the Seminole war; [...]. Providence : Printed for D.F. Blanchard, 1836. Reference copy in LOT 9356. Published in... More

Nagata no baba sannōgū Andō Hiroshige

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Tōto meishi : Famous views of the capital. Format: horizontal Oban Nishikie. Forms ... More

Grand match between the Kinderhook poney and the Ohio ploughman

A satire on the presidential contest of 1836, using the metaphor of a billiards game between Whig candidate William Henry Harrison (left) and Democrat Martin Van Buren. The artist is clearly on the side of Harr... More

Andrew Jackson to E. Young, July 4, 1836

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Carte des États-unis d'Amérique. - Public domain old map

Sketch map of the eastern half of the United States showing major mountain ridges by hachures. Indicates canals, railroads and the "Route Nationale" between Cumberland, Md., and Vandalia, Ill. Shows projected... More

On the way to Araby! - Political cartoon, public domain image

Satire on the Jackson administration's continuing battle against the Bank of the United States. The print was specifically occasioned by the re-chartering of the Bank by the Whig-controlled Pennsylvania Legisla... More

Asukayama zenzu, depicting Mount Fuji - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a bird's-eye view of a section of the Tōkaidō Road, with travelers stopping at shops and rest areas, view of Mount Fuji in the background.

The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description ...

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Kameido umeyashiki zenzu - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows a bird's-eye view of a walkway through plum trees on an estate open to the public, with many sightseers entering at the gate and walking through the orchard.

Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the right of petition, as ...

Picryl description: Public domain book about slavery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

North east view of Westminster Abbey

Print shows a street view of the northeast side of Westminster Abbey, with pedestrians on the promenade in the foreground.

John C. Payne to William C. Rives, November 16, 1836.

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

A galvanized corpse - Public domain drawing

Jacksonian editor Francis Preston Blair rises from his coffin, revived by a primitive galvanic battery, as two demons look on. A man on the right throws up his hands as he is drawn toward Blair, saying: Had I n... More

James Madison to Edward Coles, April 10, 1836. Includes the reverse im...

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Andrew Jackson to Andrew Jackson, Jr., June 22, 1836

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Richard Keith Call to Andrew Jackson, July 9, 1836

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William Strong to John R. Sanford, April 8, 1836

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Aaron Burr. Second Vice-President of the United States

Burr was the third vice president, not the second vice president as the title states. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Browne & Redmond.

Jacob Hilbus to Andrew Jackson, January 16, 1836

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Reynolds Chapman to James Madison, April 3, 1836.

Andrew Jackson to E. Young, July 8, 1836

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Hero's Quick Step - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

Music cover showing militia drilling on Boston Common, Old Elm in left foreground.

Portraits of Hannibal and Cyprian, with vignettes illustrating African...

An abolitionist print, asserting the nobility of the African peoples and deploring their inhumane treatment under the slave trade. There are two vignettes: "Treatment of the Africans" (top) showing African nati... More

Map showing the most direct commercial route from the Atlantic via L. ...

Shows area from Washington, D.C., north to above Lake Huron and from Cape Cod to the Mississippi River. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. LC Railroad maps, 73 Description derived from published bibliography. Available a... More

Roger Brooke Taney to Andrew Jackson, June 20, 1836

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Richard Gilliam Dunlap to Andrew Jackson, July 20, 1836

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The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description ...

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Broadway, New York - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Hornor, T.

High places in government like steep rocks only accessible to eagles a...

Campaign satire predicting Whig presidential candidate William Henry Harrison's ascendancy over Democrat Martin Van Buren. In the center of the print is a mountain with a statue of George Washington, "Pater Pat... More

General Jackson slaying the many headed monster

A satire on Andrew Jackson's campaign to destroy the Bank of the United States and its support among state banks. Jackson, Martin Van Buren, and Jack Downing struggle against a snake with heads representing the... More

Murasame no fuji, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows travelers walking in the rain, two are using shoulder poles to carry parcels. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the s... More

[Title page from Davy Crockett's Almanack (1836), vol. 1, no. 2, illus...

Illus. in: Davy Crockett's Almanack, 1836, v. 1, no. 2, title page. Reference copy may be in Biog. File. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Almanacs; Humor; Stilts; B.I.

Political race course - Union Track - fall races 1836

A figurative portrayal -- clearly sympathetic to the Whig party -- of the 1836 presidential election contest as a horse race between four candidates. The four are identified in the legend as (left to right): "O... More

The upper falls of the Genesee at Rochester, N.Y., from the east / J. ...

Print shows a view from the east of waterfalls on the Genesee River with the city of Rochester in the distance.

The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description ...

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David C. Burnet, Saturday, May 14, 1836 (Treaty between Mexico and Te...

Evening dress - Egypt. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Plate from Court magazine showing woman, wearing fashionable dress, standing by small table, on which is a bouquet of flowers. Published in the Court magazine, no. 46, April 1836.

Aaron Burr. Second Vice-President of the United States

Samuel Jackson Hays to Andrew Jackson, December 26, 1836

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American white pelican (pelicanu americanus), and male adult / drawn f...

Illus. in: The birds of America / John James Audubon. 4 vols. London, 1827-1838, pl. 311. (Elephant Folio) Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 119.

State of Maine. To all who shall see these presents. Greeting. Know ye...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 27, Folder 2d.

The bridesmaid, a romantic ballad - American sheet music, 1870-1885

From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1820-1860 (Microfilm M 3106) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form) In bound volumes: Copyright Deposits 1820-1860

Asukayama zenzu, depicting Mount Fuji - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a bird's-eye view of a section of the Tōkaidō Road, with travelers stopping at shops and rest areas, view of Mount Fuji in the background.

Congress, May 23, 1836 - Public domain document scan

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Roger Brooke Taney to Andrew Jackson, November 19, 1836

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The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description ...

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The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description ...

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No more - Public domain American sheet music

Kameido umeyashiki zenzu - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a bird's-eye view of a walkway through plum trees on an estate open to the public, with many sightseers entering at the gate and walking through the orchard.

Andrew Jackson to George Thomas, October 21, 1836

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George W. South to Andrew Jackson, Jr., January 14, 1836

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William Cabell Rives to Andrew Jackson, January 4, 1836

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Kanbara, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Woman riding a bull with a village in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Chuban Kishikie. From the serie... More

Kanbara, Utagawa Kunisada, Japan - Ukiyo e print

Jinnoowine [i.e. "genuine"] Johnson ticket. "Carrying the war into Afr...

An illustrated election ticket for the presidential campaign of 1836. Oddly, the ticket lists Ohio's Democratic electors for Van Buren while making a vicious and obscene slur on the wife of his running-mate Ri... More

Shinobazu no ike, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows pedestrians on a tree-lined promenade that bisects the Shinobazu Pond, with buidings on stilts along the shoreline. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo prin... More

Kanagawa, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows travelers walking up incline on the Tōkaidō Road at the Kanagawa station with village buildings and harbor with ships on the left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spo... More

The upper falls of the Genesee at Rochester, N.Y., from the east / J. ...

Print shows a view from the east of waterfalls on the Genesee River with the city of Rochester in the distance.

Roger Brooke Taney to Andrew Jackson, June 20, 1836

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The bridesmaid, a romantic ballad - American sheet music, 1870-1885

Abram Poindexter Maury to Hardy M. Cryer, October 24, 1836

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Andrew Jackson, June 15, 1836 - Public domain document scan

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The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description ...

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The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description ...

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Kameido umeyashiki zenzu - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a bird's-eye view of a walkway through plum trees on an estate open to the public, with many sightseers entering at the gate and walking through the orchard.

Surely, Love is between us

Quaker couple sitting demurely, with cupid sitting between them. Illus. in: Everybody's Album, 1836, v. 1, p. 147. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Navy Yard, Brooklyn - for the Ladies' Companion / drawn by Lundie.

Print shows a group of people standing on a decayed section of the docks at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. Illus. in: The Ladies' Companion.... New York : W.W. Snowden, v. 5, (1836 July), opp. p. 103.

Chinowa no fuji, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a priest standing next to a torii with a large wreath attached through which Mount Fuji is visible in the distance; on the left, two men and a woman are bathing at a cistern fed by water pouring fro... More

Order of services at the Centennial celebration of Harvard University,...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 56, Folder 21. Copy scanned: 2

Our country's flag! A new national song

Cover illustration for a patriotic song composed by George F. Cole, copyrighted in 1836. A young American seaman, holding an American flag with his right hand and raising his hat aloft with his left, stands on... More

The debilitated situation of a monarchal government . . .

A pointed comparison of French and American governments, prompted by events surrounding American efforts in 1836 to force France to honor spoliation claims for American shipping losses suffered during the Napol... More