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Republican nominees for President and Vice President, William H. Taft, James S. Sherman

Republican nominees for President and Vice President, William H. Taft,...

General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Prince, George, copyright claimant. Allied Printin... More

Puck magazine cover - "Here, Puss, Puss!" / L.M. Glackens.

Puck magazine cover - "Here, Puss, Puss!" / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan offering a bowl of "Anti-Injunction Cream" and William H. Taft offering a sprig of "Anti-Injunction Catnip" to a cat labeled "Labor Vote" that has the face of Samuel Go... More

"Bryan's my man--Who's yours?" / Keller.

"Bryan's my man--Who's yours?" / Keller.

Postcard showing a portrait of a woman of status with a caption saying, "Bryan's my man-Who's yours?", suggesting her support for William Jennings Bryan during his third bid for president in 1908 in which he us... More

"I guess we'll keep this one" / Kep.

"I guess we'll keep this one" / Kep.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam picking a puppy labeled "Wilson" from a litter of puppies labeled "Foss, Baldwin, Harmon, [and] Dix"; the mother of the puppies is labeled "Democratic Party". Illus. in: Puck, v. 6... More

At Gaynor notification 9/3/13 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

At Gaynor notification 9/3/13 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Photo shows the notification ceremony that took place on September 3, 1913 on the steps of City Hall, New York City, where Mayor William J. Gaynor was nominated for re-election. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)

Ross Appleton notifies Gaynor - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Ross Appleton notifies Gaynor - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Photo shows the notification ceremony that took place on September 3, 1913 on the steps of City Hall, New York City, where Mayor William J. Gaynor was nominated for re-election. Banker Ruel Ross Appleton, Sr. (... More

Senator C.S. Thomas - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Senator C.S. Thomas - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows Colorado Senator Charles Spalding Thomas (1849-1934), first elected to the Senate in 1913. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)

Mayoralty elections - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Mayoralty elections - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows election day, November 4, 1913 in New York City when John Purroy Mitchel was elected (on a fusion ticket) to succeed Acting Mayor Ardolph Loges Kline. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010 and New Y... More

Probable new President of U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Washington, D.C., May 2. W. Gibson Jr., left, President of the Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co. of New York, is the leading candidate to succeed George H. Davis, right, as President of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. If elected, Carey would be the first World War veteran in history to head the Chamber. He has been a Vice President of the organization since May, 1938

Probable new President of U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Washington, D.C., ...

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Tracks - Drawing. Public domain image.

Tracks - Drawing. Public domain image.

Leaving behind his sinking boat, Tammany boss Charles Murphy comes ashore at "Manhattan Island," dressed in hunting garb and carrying a rifle. He stares, distraught, at the sight of a trail of large footprints... More

Jas. M. Morehead - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Jas. M. Morehead - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photograph shows North Carolina politician John Motley Morehead II (1866-1923) who was a U.S. Representative (1909-1911)and elected to the Republican National Committee in 1916. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

Rose Winslow of New York; daughter of Polish miner and steel worker in Pennsylvania.  She worked in textile mills from the age of eleven to nineteen, until tuberculosis forced her to cease work altogether for two years.  She has done factory inspection and trade union organization for women in the Consumers' League and Women's Trade Union League. Spent last three years, when able to work, campaigning for women suffrage.  Took part in anti-Democratic campaign of California with Lucy Burns.  Spokeswoman in working women's deputation to President Wilson, February, 1914.

Rose Winslow of New York; daughter of Polish miner and steel worker in...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Half-length portrait of Rose Winslow (born Ruza Wenclawska, Poland], wearing dark jumper and white blouse, with dark tam. Cropped version of the photograph published in The... More

Mrs. Margaret B. Laird, 34 Goldsmith Ave., Newark N.J.  For four years treasurer N.J. Branch National Woman's Party--member of Contemporary Club Elected to New Jersey Assembly Nov. 1920

Mrs. Margaret B. Laird, 34 Goldsmith Ave., Newark N.J. For four years...

Title and information transcribed from item. Summary: Head-and-shoulders portrait of Margaret B. Laird, facing forward, with necklace.

BLEAKLEY, ORRIN DUBBS, REP. FROM PENNSYLVANIA, 3/4/17-4/3/17. ELECTED, DID NOT QUALIFY. LEFT, WITH SGT. OCKER

BLEAKLEY, ORRIN DUBBS, REP. FROM PENNSYLVANIA, 3/4/17-4/3/17. ELECTED,...

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Warren G. Harding - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Warren G. Harding - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Caption from caption list: A close up of the Harding smile. Made on his arrival in Washington from the Rep... More

Warren G. Harding - Public domain portrait photograph

Warren G. Harding - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Warren G. Harding - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Warren G. Harding - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Caption from caption list: The Republican nominee for the Presidency photographed on the links at Chevy Ch... More

R.B. Creager, Mrs. Harding, Mr. Harding, F.E. Scobey

R.B. Creager, Mrs. Harding, Mr. Harding, F.E. Scobey

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National P... More

Mr. & Mrs. Warren G. Harding - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Mr. & Mrs. Warren G. Harding - Public domain photograph, glass negativ...

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from caption list. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Compan... More

Herald election screen - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Herald election screen - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Senate Sub Com. on privileges & elections, 12/16/20

Senate Sub Com. on privileges & elections, 12/16/20

A group of men sitting around a table in a library. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Attorney General's Conference of U.S. Attorneys elects president. Washington, D.C., April 22. Attorney General Frank Murphy's Conference of U.S. Attorneys broke up yesterday afternoon with a newly elected president shown here with the Attorney General. He is Benjamin Harrison, U.S. Attorney from the Southern California District. The conference was the first general meeting of U.S. attorneys ever called, and the group is now banded together under the name of the U.S. Attorney's Association

Attorney General's Conference of U.S. Attorneys elects president. Wash...

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Sen. R.P. Ernst & Sen-elect F.M. Sackett of Kentucky, [12/12/24]

Sen. R.P. Ernst & Sen-elect F.M. Sackett of Kentucky, [12/12/24]

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Rep. elect Mary T. Norton of N.J. & Rep., Mrs. John J. Nolan of Cal., 12/4/24

Rep. elect Mary T. Norton of N.J. & Rep., Mrs. John J. Nolan of Cal., ...

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Senator-Elect & Mrs. Frederick M. Sackett of Kentucky, 12/11/24

Senator-Elect & Mrs. Frederick M. Sackett of Kentucky, 12/11/24

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Rep. elect Mary T. Norton & Senator D.J. Walsh., [12/4/24]

Rep. elect Mary T. Norton & Senator D.J. Walsh., [12/4/24]

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Coolidge & President Elect Machado, 4/15/25

Coolidge & President Elect Machado, 4/15/25

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GOP chairman opens national committee meeting. Washington, D.C., Nov. 29. A victory meeting might be called the one today of the Republican National Committee at the Carlton Hotel here. Chairman John Hamilton is pictured calling the members to order, after which, gains made in the last election were noted and plans for the future discussed

GOP chairman opens national committee meeting. Washington, D.C., Nov. ...

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The day after election. Oakland, California. November 12, 1936

The day after election. Oakland, California. November 12, 1936

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

DEMOCRATIC VICTORY DINNER. WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 4. WITH PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT AS HONORED GUESTS, THOUSANDS OF LOYAL DEMOCRATS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY SAT DOWN TO THE HUNDRED-DOLLAR-A-PLATE DINNER TONIGHT IN WASHINGTON TO CELEBRATE THE OVERWHELMING DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN LAST NOVEMBER'S ELECTIONS. ACTUALLY ONLY FIVE DOLLARS WENT FOR FOOD, THE OTHER NINETY-FIVE DOLLARS WAS STORED AWAY IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WAR CHEST. PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT ARE SHOWN WITH POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES A. FARLEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE

DEMOCRATIC VICTORY DINNER. WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 4. WITH PRESIDENT AN...

A group of men in tuxedos standing around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Republican Senator asserts independence. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Senator Clyde M. Reed, Republican Senator elect from Kansas, came to Washington for the coming Congressional session and right away made it clear he was here as a 'free and independent' senator and intended to vote every question on his own judgment. he also made it clear he would fight New Deal's spending programs, 12/28/38

New Republican Senator asserts independence. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28...

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California Senator-elect gets 'feel' of desk in Senate chamber. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. Senator-elect Sheridan Downey of California gets the 'feel' of the desk in the Senate chamber assigned to him today and which he will occupy when congress convenes on January 3. Downey succeeds William Gibbs McAdoo, whom he defeated in the November election, 12/12/38

California Senator-elect gets 'feel' of desk in Senate chamber. Washin...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a piano. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Waiting to vote. Presidential election, November 1940. McIntosh County, North Dakota

Waiting to vote. Presidential election, November 1940. McIntosh County...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

MRS. ROOSEVELT PRESENTS CUP TO WINNERS OF STATE PARADE AT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S ANNUAL STRING FETE. WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 4. THE WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF WASHINGTON TODAY HELD ITS ANNUAL SPRING FETE AND FASHION SHOW. HIGH SPOT OF THE AFFAIR WAS THE PRESENTATION OF PRIZES BY MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, GUEST OF HONOR AT THE FUNCTION HELD IN THE SHOREHAM HOTEL HERE. PRIZES WERE GIVEN FOR THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE COSTUME IN THE PARADE OF STATES, AND A CUP WAS GIVEN TO COLORADO'S DELEGATION WHO REPRESENTED A GROUP OF 49'ERS WITH A COVERED WAGON AND OX TEAM. THE GROUP WAS NOT PLACED ON THE PLATFORM FOR THE RUNOFF, SO THE CHILDREN TOSSED PIECES OF CANDY TO THE JUDGES AND WON THEM OVER. L TO R: HARRIETTE KURTZ, 9; LAUREL JEAN BROWN, 8; JOHN ALLEN MOORE, 10; RICHARD BROWN, 6; MRS. ROOSEVELT IN BACK

MRS. ROOSEVELT PRESENTS CUP TO WINNERS OF STATE PARADE AT DEMOCRATIC W...

A group of people standing on a stage with goats. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Forward to Forty!' cry of republicans at dinner tonight. Washington, D.C., April 20. Full of high hopes and confidence as they look toward 1940, members of the republican party got together tonight for a dinner at which they forecast victory for themselves at the coming presidential elections. Here are some of the outstanding Republicans giving a salute to 1940. Left to right: Republican National Committee Chairman John Hamilton, Senator Robert Taft, Ohio's newest hope for the presidency, Gov. Raymond Baldwin of Connecticut, Senator Clyde M. Reed of Kansas, which state saw one presidential hope die in the last election, and Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr., House Minority Leader

Forward to Forty!' cry of republicans at dinner tonight. Washington, D...

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Chamber of Commerce elects new president. Washington, D.C., May 2. The Chamber of Commerce, concluding the last day of its three-day meet in Washington, wound up with election of new officers. As was expected, James S. Kemper, president of the Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company, was made president of the board of directors. Here he is in his most business-like pose following the election as he prepared to take over his new duties, 5-2-40

Chamber of Commerce elects new president. Washington, D.C., May 2. The...

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Election for sheriff and councilman. Tulare migrant camp. Visalia, California

Election for sheriff and councilman. Tulare migrant camp. Visalia, Cal...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Schoolhouse where farmers are voting, election day, 1940. Beaver Creek precinct, McIntosh County, North Dakota

Schoolhouse where farmers are voting, election day, 1940. Beaver Creek...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a person standing under a curtain. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a person standing under a curtain. Office o...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Batavia, New York. Elba FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm labor camp. George Wright, fifty, ex-showman and jack of all trades whose last job was in a sugar refinery where he broke a leg. He had been on relief since 1929, until the relief agency in New York City sent him to the Elba farm workers camp. Later he was elected a councilman in the camp

Batavia, New York. Elba FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm labor ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Buffalo, New York. Third shifters electing a president and other officers to organize further activities. Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) coeducational recreation program for the third shift and swing shift workers from 9 a.m. to 1 and midnight to 5 a.m. includes sports, singing and dancing

Buffalo, New York. Third shifters electing a president and other offic...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Barnesville, Maryland. A citizen leaving the voting booth at the community hall where he has just cast his vote in the general election

Barnesville, Maryland. A citizen leaving the voting booth at the commu...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Be counted on election day : register so you can vote

Be counted on election day : register so you can vote

Gift: Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyri...

Public domain image of New York City buildings, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Senator Goodell. Yes - A sign that says senator goodell yes

Senator Goodell. Yes - A sign that says senator goodell yes

Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Democratic National Convention, Miami Beach, Fla., 3rd session Shirley Chisholm thanking delegates TOH

Democratic National Convention, Miami Beach, Fla., 3rd session Shirley...

Photograph shows Shirley Chisholm speaking at microphone. Title from contact sheet folder caption. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 26274, frame 20. Forms part of: U.S. News... More

The iceman cometh Valtman '80 - Drawing. Public domain image.

The iceman cometh Valtman '80 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Editorial cartoon shows President Carter watching in dismay as Senator Teddy Kennedy approaches carrying two large blocks of ice labeled "Blame for Cold War" and "Wage-Price Freeze." In January 1980, Kennedy, ... More

Meadowbank Farm located on Highway 84 in a bend of the Alabama River twelve miles from Monroeville, Alabama, between the towns of Claiborne and Gosport

Meadowbank Farm located on Highway 84 in a bend of the Alabama River t...

The farm has 3,999 acres of land. Meadowbank farm includes four 1854 hune log cabins, a main plantation house built in 1910, and numerous out buildings. There is also a lake and a swamp, thousands of oak and pi... More

Ornate entrance to Hibernian Hall in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1840, the Greek Revival-style meeting hall is Charleston's only architectural work by Thomas Ustick Walter. It is nationally significant for its use during the 1860 Charleston Convention, in which the Democratic Party, divided by opinions on slavery, failed to select a presidential nominee, ensuring victory for the anti-slavery Republican Party in the 1860 presidential election

Ornate entrance to Hibernian Hall in Charleston, South Carolina. Built...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-6). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More

Birth home of former U.S. General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Denison, Texas

Birth home of former U.S. General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower i...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The house and grounds where "Ike" was born on Oct. 14, 1890 are a Texas State Historic Site. Eisenhower's military success as Supreme ... More

Birth home of former U.S. General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Denison, Texas

Birth home of former U.S. General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower i...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The house and grounds where "Ike" was born on Oct. 14, 1890 are a Texas State Historic Site. Eisenhower's military success as Supreme ... More

Honorable James Buchanan, democratic candidate for the presidency, 1856 / lith. & pub. by Th. Rabuske, N.Y.

Honorable James Buchanan, democratic candidate for the presidency, 185...

James Buchanan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

President elect, Abraham Lincoln Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, President Elect of the United States of America, with scenes and incidents in his life -- phot. by P. Butler, Springfield, Ill.

President elect, Abraham Lincoln Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, Presiden...

Print shows Abraham Lincoln (without beard), head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, after a photograph by Preston Butler, in large oval with vignettes of scenes from Lincoln's life. Caption from bound copy... More

Philosopher in ecstacy: (by George! I've got it!)

Philosopher in ecstacy: (by George! I've got it!)

Print shows Horace Greeley jumping with joy, holding a butterfly labeled "Nomination" in his right hand and a copy of the "New York Tribune" in his left hand. C4802 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed on stone on lo... More

Vote Communist : Gus Hall for President, Jarvis Tyner for Vice-President

Vote Communist : Gus Hall for President, Jarvis Tyner for Vice-Preside...

Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A brief history of the New Jersey congressional election, of 1838, re-published from no. 18, United States magazine and Democratic review
Election Day, City Hall, Lowell, Massachusetts

Election Day, City Hall, Lowell, Massachusetts

Index data: All of the following photographs were made on Election Day, November 10, 1987. 0-12, Election returns being tabulated at City Hall. 1, 4, 10, and 12 are good photos; 13-26, Robert Kennedy headquarte... More

Unity Breakfast, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Massachusetts

Unity Breakfast, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Massachusetts

Index data: Unity Breakfast Meeting, Lowell Auditorium, November 4, 1987 This was a reconciliation meeting held after the city elections of the previous day. 1, Blank; 2, View of audience looking toward podium ... More

Second Congregational Church, 13-17 Clarke Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Second Congregational Church, 13-17 Clarke Street, Newport, Newport Co...

Significance: The building was completed September 15, 1735. It served as barracks for British troops 1776-1779 during their occupation and as a hospital for the French while they were in Newport. The buildin... More

California State Building, 350 McAllister Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

California State Building, 350 McAllister Street, San Francisco, San F...

Significance: The California State Building is a contributing element of the San Francisco Civic Center Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated Nationa... More

California State Building, 350 McAllister Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

California State Building, 350 McAllister Street, San Francisco, San F...

Significance: The California State Building is a contributing element of the San Francisco Civic Center Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated Nationa... More

President Roosevelt, members of the Notification Committee, and guests, Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, N.Y.

President Roosevelt, members of the Notification Committee, and guests...

President Roosevelt and his son, Kermit, with other men standing outside Sagamore Hill draped with American flags. H48634 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

Friends, countrymen and fellow-citizens! : The present crisis demands your serious attention. You are now about giving your suffrages for members of the General Assembly ...

Friends, countrymen and fellow-citizens! : The present crisis demands ...

Signed: A Constitutional mechanic. Imprint from Bristol. Not in Evans. Bristol B6491 Shipton & Mooney 45069 LC copy annotated on verso: 1786 Election Paper. Source: Transfer from Manuscript Department, Library ... More

[Election day at state house] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[Election day at state house] - Drawing. Public domain image.

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Lawson.

Alexandre Mouton House, 1122 Lafayette Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA

Alexandre Mouton House, 1122 Lafayette Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Pa...

STORED ON SITE. mchr 2013 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: The Alexandre Mouton House was home to the first Democratic Governor of Louisiana. The original house, Maison Dimanche (or Sunday H... More

Alexandre Mouton House, 1122 Lafayette Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA

Alexandre Mouton House, 1122 Lafayette Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Pa...

STORED ON SITE. mchr 2013 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: The Alexandre Mouton House was home to the first Democratic Governor of Louisiana. The original house, Maison Dimanche (or Sunday H... More

The woman in black by H. Grattan Donnelly.

The woman in black by H. Grattan Donnelly.

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Idi Amin - Public domain photogrpaph

Idi Amin - Public domain photogrpaph

Caricature shows Idi Amin, President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979 as a bloated, powerful figure in military dress covered with medals and insignia, holding a sceptor, and crowned by a small head with heavy featu... More

The political gymnasium. American Civil War 1861-1865.

The political gymnasium. American Civil War 1861-1865.

A general parody on the field of presidential candidates and their supporters in the 1860 campaign. At the far left stands Constitutional Union party vice presidential candidate Edward Everett, as a muscle man ... More

Lowndes County Courthouse, Washington Street at Town Square, Hayneville, Lowndes County, AL

Lowndes County Courthouse, Washington Street at Town Square, Haynevill...

Significance: Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1969. One of the four antebellum courthouses still in use in Alabama. The Lowned County Courthouse was the center of political activity leading ... More

Some impressions of Mr. Blaine's letter

Some impressions of Mr. Blaine's letter

(DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life, 4:57 (July 31, 1884).

Masonic Hall & Grand Theater, 818 North Market Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Masonic Hall & Grand Theater, 818 North Market Street, Wilmington, New...

Significance: It is one of the finest remaining examples of cast iron architecture in America. It is associated with several major events in Delaware's history, but more importantly, it is famous for its rich t... More

Democratic platform illustrated, Political Cartoon

Democratic platform illustrated, Political Cartoon

Another attack on the 1856 Democratic platform as pro-South and proslavery. The Buchanan-Breckenridge ticket is reviled on the basis of recent developments occurring during the outgoing Pierce administration. I... More

Polk in his extremity - Political cartoon, public domain image

Polk in his extremity - Political cartoon, public domain image

Henry Clay's easy ascent to the presidency here is in contrast to the serious difficulties experienced by his Democratic opponent James K. Polk. Clay has reached the top of a large pole and has the "Civic Crow... More

The great American tanner / Thomas Worth. sketch ; on stone by [John] Cameron.

The great American tanner / Thomas Worth. sketch ; on stone by [John] ...

An election-year cartoon invoking both Grant's humble beginnings as a tanner and his successful Civil War military career. Before the war Grant had worked in his family's leather goods establishment in Galena, ... More

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gal...

Significance: In May 1887 a special election was held to decide the issue of building a new city hall and opera house. The issue passed on a vote of 98 to 22. The building, which required three years to compl... More

Greeley and Brown, portrait print

Greeley and Brown, portrait print

Print shows Horace Greeley, bust portrait, facing right, and B. Gratz Brown, bust portrait, left profile, with brief biographies of each, along with text of the "Platform Adopted at Cincinnati and endorsed by t... More

[Lincoln & Douglas in a presidential footrace]. No. 1, 1860

[Lincoln & Douglas in a presidential footrace]. No. 1, 1860

Rival presidential nominees Lincoln and Douglas are matched in a footrace, in which Lincoln's long stride is a clear advantage. Both sprint down a path toward the U.S. Capitol, which appears in the background r... More

John Mercer Langston House, 207 East College Street, Oberlin, Lorain County, OH

John Mercer Langston House, 207 East College Street, Oberlin, Lorain C...

Significance: John Mercer Langston, the first known black elected official in the United States and the first black member of Congress from Virginia, lived here from 1856-1867. It is the only remaining residenc... More

The true issue or "That's what's the matter"

The true issue or "That's what's the matter"

In a rare pro-Democrat cartoon presidential aspirant George Brinton McClellan is portrayed as the intermediary between Abraham Lincoln and Confederacy president Jefferson Davis. Gen. McClellan is in the center ... More

The sacrilegious candidate / Hamilton., Political Cartoon

The sacrilegious candidate / Hamilton., Political Cartoon

William Jennings Bryan, full-length portrait wearing cape, standing on open bible, facing front with large cross cradled in left arm, holding crown of thorns overhead; in the background, on the left is a vandal... More

Old Greenbelt, Crescent Road and Southway, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD

Old Greenbelt, Crescent Road and Southway, Greenbelt, Prince George's ...

Significance: The community of Greenbelt, Maryland, was created through a landmark federal planning initiative in the 1930s and exhibits thoughtful integration of transportation, housing, retail, government ser... More

Old Greenbelt, Crescent Road and Southway, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD

Old Greenbelt, Crescent Road and Southway, Greenbelt, Prince George's ...

Significance: The community of Greenbelt, Maryland, was created through a landmark federal planning initiative in the 1930s and exhibits thoughtful integration of transportation, housing, retail, government ser... More

Old Greenbelt, Crescent Road and Southway, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD

Old Greenbelt, Crescent Road and Southway, Greenbelt, Prince George's ...

Significance: The community of Greenbelt, Maryland, was created through a landmark federal planning initiative in the 1930s and exhibits thoughtful integration of transportation, housing, retail, government ser... More

Old Greenbelt, Crescent Road and Southway, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD

Old Greenbelt, Crescent Road and Southway, Greenbelt, Prince George's ...

Significance: The community of Greenbelt, Maryland, was created through a landmark federal planning initiative in the 1930s and exhibits thoughtful integration of transportation, housing, retail, government ser... More

Union / painted By T[ompkins] H. Matteson ; engraved by H[enry] S. Sadd.

Union / painted By T[ompkins] H. Matteson ; engraved by H[enry] S. Sad...

A symbolic group portrait eulogizing recent legislative efforts, notably the Compromise of 1850, to preserve the Union. The work is in some respects a memorial to the triumvirate of senior American legislators:... More

The Chicago platform and candidate, Confederate States of America.

The Chicago platform and candidate, Confederate States of America.

McClellan was branded a hypocrite by many critics who saw his public stance on the war issue as ambiguous and deceptive. Nominated because of his military record, he nevertheless ran on a peace platform, writte... More

Social qualities of our candidate, Political Cartoon

Social qualities of our candidate, Political Cartoon

Reports of his alcoholism haunted Democratic candidate Franklin Pierce during the 1852 campaign. The matter is taken up here with mocking reference to the Maine Liquor Law of 1851, a landmark prohibition measur... More

James Buchanan: Democratic candidate for fifteenth President of the United States

James Buchanan: Democratic candidate for fifteenth President of the Un...

Print shows James Buchanan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. Inscribed in ink at bottom: 444 Deposited in Clerk's Office So. Dist. N.Y. Aug 2, 1856. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / c... More

Gary Land Company Building, Gateway Park, Fourth Avenue & Penn Street (moved from Broadway), Gary, Lake County, IN

Gary Land Company Building, Gateway Park, Fourth Avenue & Penn Street ...

Significance: The Gary Land Company Building which was constructed in 1906 was the first permanent structure in the City of Gary. The original purpose of the building was to house the offices of the Gary Land ... More

Log Cabin, Terrytown, Bradford County, PA

Log Cabin, Terrytown, Bradford County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-227 Building/structure dates: 1806 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1906 Subsequent Work

The Republican chart. The nation's choice in war and peace Ulysses S. Grant / M.T. Boyd.

The Republican chart. The nation's choice in war and peace Ulysses S. ...

Print shows Ulysses S. Grant, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, above a smaller portrait of Henry Wilson, with brief biographies of each, also with text of the Republican Party platform, as we... More

Lawnfield, Campaign Office, 8095 Mentor Avenue (U.S. Route 20), Mentor, Lake County, OH

Lawnfield, Campaign Office, 8095 Mentor Avenue (U.S. Route 20), Mentor...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-63 Survey number: HABS OH-2254-G National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000613

Hoover accepts Republican nomination / Underwood & Underwood, Washington.

Hoover accepts Republican nomination / Underwood & Underwood, Washingt...

Photo shows President Herbert Hoover at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., standing at a podium with NBC-Columbia microphones as he reads his acceptance speech for the 1932 Republican Party nomination to ru... More

Hoover accepts Republican nomination / Underwood & Underwood, Washington.

Hoover accepts Republican nomination / Underwood & Underwood, Washingt...

Photo shows President Herbert Hoover at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., standing at a podium with NBC-Columbia microphones as he reads his acceptance speech for the 1932 Republican Party nomination to ru... More

A contested seat, US Democratic party

A contested seat, US Democratic party

The artist anticipates a Whig victory in the 1852 presidential contest. The scene takes place in an interior, carpeted or tiled with a grid-and-star pattern. At left, Whig candidate Winfield Scott, in military ... More

Diary in photos, vol. I, 1934-1935

Diary in photos, vol. I, 1934-1935

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1934 and 1935. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Pho... More

Diary in photos, vol. I, 1934-1935

Diary in photos, vol. I, 1934-1935

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1934 and 1935. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Pho... More

Diary in photos, vol. I, 1934-1935

Diary in photos, vol. I, 1934-1935

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1934 and 1935. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Pho... More

Diary in photos, vol. I, 1934-1935

Diary in photos, vol. I, 1934-1935

Photographs show John D. Whiting's trips around the Middle East region in 1934 and 1935. Whiting, a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer, and photographer. Pho... More

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