![[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvaGVucnktcy1mb290ZS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zbGlnaHRseS10by10aGUtcmlnaHQtOTcyNDQ1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]")
[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]
Democratic Senator from Mississippi, 1847-1852; Governor of Mississippi, 1852-1854; Superindentent of the U.S. Mint at New Orleans. Scratched on back of plate: 438; Sen. Henry S. Foote, Miss. Hallmark: [asteris... More
Scene in Uncle Sam's Senate. 17th April 1850
A somewhat tongue-in-cheek dramatization of the moment during the heated debate in the Senate over the admission of California as a free state when Mississippi senator Henry S. Foote drew a pistol on Thomas Har... More
The sad parting between two old friends
Senators Thomas Hart Benton and Henry S. Foote are paired here in a facetious farewell scene, as Benton departs the "Shop of the Senate." In reality Benton lost his Senate seat in a January 1851 election, large... More
![[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvaGVucnktcy1mb290ZS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zbGlnaHRseS10by10aGUtcmlnaHQtOTBkMTc5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]")
[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]
Democratic Senator from Mississippi, 1847-1852; Governor of Mississippi, 1852-1854; Superindentent of the U.S. Mint at New Orleans. Scratched on back of plate: 438; Sen. Henry S. Foote, Miss. Hallmark: [asteris... More
Where's my thunder? - Political cartoon, public domain image
Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 2013.
The Clay statue. A model of a man. Designed by the goddess of liberty
The artist lionizes Kentucky senator Henry Clay, author of the Compromise of 1850, and slams his political foes and critics of the compromise, particularly those in the Taylor administration. A text in the lowe... 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.