Jackson ticket. Internal improvement by rail roads, canals, & c.
Election ticket with image of a primitive locomotive pulling two freight cars. Title appears as it is written on the item. Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. H... More
The political barbecue. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Andrew Jackson is roasted over the fires of "Public Opinion" by the figure of Justice in a cartoon relating to the controversy surrounding Jackson's removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United State... More
Scene in Washington. In which the Presidental candidate of all the dec...
Whig senator Henry Clay is attacked here on several fronts. The artist alludes to his reputation for gambling, his widely publicized outburst in the House of Representatives in February 1838, and his alleged un... More
Sub-treasury system, or Office holders elysium
Printed & published by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt St., 11 1/2 Wall Street. & 38 Chatham Strt. N.Y. Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)
June bugs squirting. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Tammany Hall's political manipulation of the New York Fire Department is the artist's obvious target here, although the print's precise meaning is unclear. The frame of reference may be the creation, in 1839, ... More
The little magician invoked - Public domain book scan / drawing
Martin Van Buren, known as "the Little Magician" for his remarkable political agility, summons spirits to divine the Democratic or "Loco Foco" prospects for election in 1844. He sits in an astrological circle, ... More
Battle of Churrubusco. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A slightly modified version of "Battle of Cerro Gordo" (no. 1847-2), in all likelihood produced by the same lithographer. The scene is quite similar, except for the inclusion of the later battle (the Battle of ... More
Coming to terms!. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A gently satirical commentary on Zachary Taylor's bid for the presidency. In a small office Taylor, hat in hand, is interviewed by a young Brother Jonathan, who sits in a rocking chair with his legs propped up ... More
A big blue bottle fly in the web
Another swipe at Whig candidate Winfield Scott's manipulation by antislavery Whigs Seward and Greeley. Here, Scott is a fly caught in a large web, spun by spiders Greeley (left) and Seward (right). Scott excl... More
Young America polka - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress
Sheet music cover for a polka by P. H. Vanderweide, "Dedicated to Capt. Ingraham." Capt. Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham became a popular hero when he interceded with the Turkish government on behalf of Hungarian fre... More
America. A national song - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congr...
An allegorical illustration on the cover of a patriotic song, dedicated to the "National Guards of Philadelphia." A pronouncedly decollete Columbia or Liberty figure sits astride a bald eagle which flies over t... More
Our national Confederate anthem, Confederate States of America.
One of the rare illustrated sheet music covers issued under the Confederacy. Published by the composer in Richmond, this edition features a Confederate soldier who kneels on one knee holding a large flag with ... More
The last act of the drama of secession
Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Gibson & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: Amer... More
Cartoon. No. 1, Gulltown in an uproar
J.L. Magee, publisher, 305 Walnut Str. Philad. Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1865, by J.L. Magee in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Title appears as... More
Dixie's nurse, Confederate States of America.
An illustrated sheet music cover for a comic song, published "for the benefit of the Soldiers Home Fair, Milwaukee, Wis." The cover is adorned with a caricature of an obese Britannia, seated and holding a tride... More
A thrilling incident during voting,--18th Ward, Philadelphia, Oct. 11 ...
Print shows an emotionally charged condemnation of the Copperheads or Peace Democrats and their support of reconciliation with the Confederacy. In a scene at a polling place an old man (right) is approached by ... More
Lincoln and Johnson / Oakley & Tompson lith., Boston.
Print shows a campaign banner, designed also to serve as a shade for a political lantern or torch, advertising the Republican ticket during the campaign of 1864. The design consists of two panels with the candi... More
Dividing the national map - Public domain vintage map
A crude nonpartisan satire, parodying all four candidates in the 1860 presidential election. A map of the United States hung on a wall is being torn apart by three of the candidates. Lincoln (far left) and Do... More
Know nothing soap - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress
An illustrated advertising label for soap manufactured in Boston, interesting for its imagery and allusion to the popular "Know Nothing" or nativist movement. In the foreground are two American Indians, emblem... More
Col. John C. Fremont, Republican candidate for the President of the Un...
Proof for a large woodcut banner or poster for Republican presidential candidate John C. Fremont. Fremont, a distinguished soldier and explorer, is mounted on a rearing horse in a mountain setting. Dressed in b... More
![Patrick Lyon, who suffered three months severe imprisonment on merely a vague suspicion for the internal robbery of the Bank of Pennsylvania / 'grav'd by J[ames] Akin [Philadelphia].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDYvcGF0cmljay1seW9uLXdoby1zdWZmZXJlZC10aHJlZS1tb250aHMtc2V2ZXJlLWltcHJpc29ubWVudC1vbi1tZXJlbHktYS12YWd1ZS05YTg2MDQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/59/webp "Patrick Lyon, who suffered three months severe imprisonment on merely a vague suspicion for the internal robbery of the Bank of Pennsylvania / 'grav'd by J[ames] Akin [Philadelphia].")
Patrick Lyon, who suffered three months severe imprisonment on merely ...
Portrait of the Philadelphia blacksmith and locksmith who became a well-known victim of judicial injustice. Lyon, who had manufactured the iron doors and locks for the vault of the Bank of Pennsylvania, was fa... More
America. To those, who wish to sheathe the desolating sword of war. An...
Print shows an allegory of the restoration of peace and prosperity to America following the Revolution. The print is based on a 1778 painting by British artist Robert Edge Pine, which was destroyed by fire in 1... More
America. To those, who wish to sheathe the desolating sword of war. An...
Print shows an allegory of the restoration of peace and prosperity to America following the Revolution. The print is based on a 1778 painting by British artist Robert Edge Pine, which was destroyed by fire in 1... More
"The nigger" in the woodpile - Public domain weapon print
A racist parody of Republican efforts to play down the antislavery plank in their 1860 platform. Horace Greeley, the prominent New York publicist of the party, stands at left reassuring a man identified as "You... More
The main question. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Satire on the escalation of tensions during the Maine-New Brunswick border conflict in February and March 1839. The dispute involved the claim to valuable, timber-rich territory in the Aroostook region. The are... More
Col. Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky. Born 1781 / painted and drawn on ...
Full-length portrait of Kentucky Representative Richard M. Johnson, standing in a rhetorical pose and holding documents inscribed "Sunday Mail Reports" in his right hand. He points with his left hand to other d... More
Where's my thunder?. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 2013.
Strong's dime caricatures. No. 3, South Carolina Topsey in a fix
The third in Thomas W. Strong's "Dime Caricatures" series of antisecessionist prints published early in 1861. Here Topsy, the impish slave child in Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," personifies the s... More
The national game. Three "outs" and one "run"
A pro-Lincoln satire, deposited for copyright weeks before the 1860 presidential election. The contest is portrayed as a baseball game in which Lincoln has defeated (left to right) John Bell, Stephen A. Douglas... More