henry clay

Illustrations of the adventures of the renowned Don Quixote & his doug...

A burlesque history of the Jackson administration, with particular reference to his campaign to destroy the Bank of the United States. The narrative, in a series of twelve episodes, is based on Cervantes's "Don... More

Henry Clay / painted by J.W. Dodge 1843 ; engd. on steel by H.S. Sadd,...

Print showing Henry Clay, full-length portrait, sitting under tree, facing front, with dog at his feet. Includes facsimile signature and a remarque with view of Ashland, home of Henry Clay. Entered according t... More

Sold for want of use - Public domain book illustration, Library of Con...

Bucholzer again uses animal characterizations to poke fun at the respective faults of prominent Democrats in the 1844 presidential race. In an interior, Whig nominee Henry Clay conducts a livestock auction, off... More

Texas coming in. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A pro-Democrat cartoon forecasting the collapse of Whig opposition to the annexation of Texas. James K. Polk, the expansionist candidate, stands at right near a bridge spanning "Salt River." He holds an America... More

The whale that swallowed Jonah - Public domain book illustration, Libr...

An election-year cartoon satirizing disharmony within the Whig ranks on the bank issue. The artist suggests a division of opinion between New England's Daniel Webster and presidential nominee Henry Clay on the ... More

Tyrants prostrate liberty triumphant, Political Cartoon

A polemic applauding Democratic support of the Dorrite cause in Rhode Island. (See also "Trouble in the Spartan Ranks," and "The Great Political Car and Last Load of Patriots," nos. 1843-6 and 1845-5). In the ... More

Henry Clay, portrait print - Public domain portrait engraving

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Henry Clay Monument, Richmond, Virginia

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[Portrait of Kaiser Marshall, Art Hodes, Sandy Williams, Cecil (Xavier...

Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb In: The Record Changer, v. 6, no. 6 (Oct. 47, 1947), p. 3. Forms part of: W... More

Henry Clay, print - Public domain print

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Henry Clay, portrait print - Public domain portrait engraving

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Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Honorable Henry Clay, portrait print - Public domain portrait engravin...

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The presidential sweepstakes of 1844. Preparing to start

Again, the race motif is used to parody election-year rivalries. (See "Footrace, Pensylvania Avenue," no. 1844-41). Here the artist portrays the candidates as horses, lining up before a stand from which several... More

Henry Clay, portrait print - Public domain portrait print

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The celebrated trotting mare Hattie Woodward, by Aberdeen, dam by Henr...

Public domain image of an engraving, male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Colonel Henry Clay House, 5239 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis, In...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Porter Clay House, 1019 West State Street, Jacksonville, Morgan County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-64, FN-65 Survey number: HABS IL-226 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1849 Subsequent Work Buil... More

Old State Capitol, 100 North State Street, Jackson, Hinds County, MS

Significance: The Old State Capitol is an excellent example of Greek Revival, conceived and erected on a monumental scale. The Capitol was the seat of government from 1840-1903. It was the site of addresses b... More

Honorable Henry Clay / lith. of Endicott.

Full-length portrait, standing, facing left. "Copied from a daguerreotype portrait by Anthony Edward & Co. taken April 1844".

The pedlar and his pack or the Desperate effort, an over balance

A satire on the reverse impact of John Binns's anti-Jackson "coffin handbill" campaign during the presidential race of 1828. Editor-publisher Binns supports on his back a large load of coffins, upon which are ... More

Charles I. Du Pont House, 162 Main Street, Wilmington, New Castle Coun...

Significance: The Charles I. du Pont House is directly associated with the industries of Henry Clay Village, a nineteenth century industrial village, and is a good example of nineteenth century residential arch... More

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

Henry Clay, portrait print - Public domain portrait print

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The fox chace. Book illustration from Library of Congress

The artist's portrayal of Harrison's rout of Van Buren reflects strong Whig confidence late in the presidential campaign of 1840. Van Buren is shown as a fox, with a bird (an albatross?) labeled "Treasury" aro... More

Whig harmony - Political cartoon, public domain image

A severe split within the Whig ranks, between partisans of Henry Clay and those of Zachary Taylor, preceded the party's convention in June 1848. Here Horace Greeley, one of Clay's most influential northern supp... More

Patent balancing by an amateur - Public domain book illustration, Libr...

New York "Tribune" editor Horace Greeley is ridiculed for vacillating between support of candidates Martin Van Buren and Zachary Taylor in the presidential election of 1848. Greeley balances precariously on a t... More

Henry Clay: nominated for eleventh president of the United States

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3014

Death of Lieut. Col. Clay at the Battle of Buena Vista Feb 23d 1847 so...

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Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Richmond, Virginia. Henry Clay monument - 19th century Virginia.

Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Porter Clay House, 1019 West State Street, Jacksonville, Morgan County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-64, FN-65 Survey number: HABS IL-226 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1849 Subsequent Work Buil... More

Henry Clay Davis House, Britton Avenue, Rio Grande City, Starr County,...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22, FN-23 Survey number: HABS TX-33-AB-4

Henry Clay Davis House, Britton Avenue, Rio Grande City, Starr County,...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22, FN-23 Survey number: HABS TX-33-AB-4

Monument Place, Elm Grove, Ohio County, WV

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5, FN-6 Survey number: HABS WV-21-8 Building/structure dates: 1798 Initial Construction

Old State Capitol, 100 North State Street, Jackson, Hinds County, MS

Significance: The Old State Capitol is an excellent example of Greek Revival, conceived and erected on a monumental scale. The Capitol was the seat of government from 1840-1903. It was the site of addresses b... More

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

Union / painted by T.H. Matteson ; engraved by H.S. Sadd.

Print showing original image from 1852 with Henry Clay, sitting to the left of center, John Calhoun, and Daniel Webster standing at center, except that the plate has been reworked so that Abraham Lincoln (witho... More

[Richmond, Virginia Henry Clay memorial on the Capitol grounds]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Charles I. Du Pont House, 162 Main Street, Wilmington, New Castle Coun...

Significance: The Charles I. du Pont House is directly associated with the industries of Henry Clay Village, a nineteenth century industrial village, and is a good example of nineteenth century residential arch... More

St. Joseph's on the Brandywine, 10 Old Church Road, Wilmington, New Ca...

Significance: St. Joseph's on the Brandywine was an important component of Henry Clay Village and the DuPont Powder Mills. The church and its associated buildings are reflective of the DuPont Company's, and in... More

Cutting down the hickory tree and disturbing the crow's nest

Figurative portrayal of Whig opposition to the independent treasury or subtreasury system conceived by Jackson and implemented by Van Buren and the Democrats. In a large tree is a nest labeled "Sub Treasury" i... More

The United States Senate, A.D. 1850 / drawn by P.F. Rothermel ; engrav...

Print shows 1. Senator Henry Clay speaking about the Compromise of 1850 in the Old Senate Chamber. Among those shown are 2. Daniel Webster, 3. Thomas H. Benton, 4. Lewis Cass, 5. William H. Seward, 6. Millard F... More

[Henry C. Burnett, Representative from Kentucky, Thirty-fifth Congress...

Illus. in: McClees' gallery of photographic portraits of the senators, representatives & delegates of the thirty-fifth Congress... Washington: McClees & Beck, [1859], page 217. Each item includes subject's orig... More

HALL, HENRY CLAY. COMMN. OF I.C.C.

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

[Portrait of Sandy Williams and Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Times Square(?),...

Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Gottli... More

H. Clay, Senator from Kentucky - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows Henry Clay, half-length portrait, facing left; includes a facsimile signature. Appears to be a slightly re-worked image with high-lights added on the stone. Signed on stone. Stamped on verso: L.C. ... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Grand National Whig prize banner badge / lith. by Edward Weber & Co., ...

A representation of a banner commissioned by the Whigs of Baltimore for the Whig National Convention in May 1844. The banner was made by John Gade and painted by William Curlett. As noted on the lithograph, the... More

Grand National Whig prize banner badge / lith. by Edward Weber & Co., ...

A representation of a banner commissioned by the Whigs of Baltimore for the Whig National Convention in May 1844. The banner was made by John Gade and painted by William Curlett. As noted on the lithograph, the... More

Carnegie Free Library, 301 South Pittsburgh Street, Connellsville, Fay...

Significance: Connellsville was the regional center of the world famous Connellsville coking fields that supplied the Pittsburgh steel industry during its peak in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Andrew ... More

Porter Clay House, 1019 West State Street, Jacksonville, Morgan County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-64, FN-65 Survey number: HABS IL-226 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1849 Subsequent Work Buil... More

Porter Clay House, 1019 West State Street, Jacksonville, Morgan County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-64, FN-65 Survey number: HABS IL-226 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1849 Subsequent Work Buil... More

[Henry Clay, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Republican Senator from Kentucky, 1806-1807, 1810-1811; Congressman, 1811-1814, 1815-1821, 1823-1825; U.S. Secretary of State, 1825-1829; Whig Senator, 1831-1842, 1849-1852; Democratic Republican candidate for ... More

Old State Capitol, 100 North State Street, Jackson, Hinds County, MS

Significance: The Old State Capitol is an excellent example of Greek Revival, conceived and erected on a monumental scale. The Capitol was the seat of government from 1840-1903. It was the site of addresses b... More

[Richmond, Virginia Henry Clay memorial on the Capitol grounds]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Charles I. Du Pont House, 162 Main Street, Wilmington, New Castle Coun...

Significance: The Charles I. du Pont House is directly associated with the industries of Henry Clay Village, a nineteenth century industrial village, and is a good example of nineteenth century residential arch... More

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

[Henry Clay, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left...

Republican Senator from Kentucky, 1806-1807, 1810-1811; Congressman, 1811-1814, 1815-1821, 1823-1825; U.S. Secretary of State, 1825-1829; Whig Senator, 1831-1842, 1849-1852; Democratic Republican candidate for ... More

The masked battery or Loco-Foco strategy

Another commentary on the Texas question (see "Texas Coming In," no. 1844-28), illustrating Democratic campaign strategy as advanced by Andrew Jackson. The idea of the annexation of Texas, repudiated by many of... More

The telegraphic candidates - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

In a race between the railroad and the telegraph the "telegraphic candidates," Lewis Cass and William O. Butler, are first to the White House. The artist ridicules Zachary Taylor for his hazy stance on major ca... More

Mary Berri Chapman Hansbrough - Public domain print

Mrs. Henry Clay Hansbrough, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing fur stole. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of ... More

[Portrait of Kaiser Marshall, Art Hodes, Sandy Williams, Cecil (Xavier...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 265 (gottlieb assignment) 265 (assign... More

Statues and sculpture in Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol. Henry Clay I

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Celebrated trotting horse Prospero, by messenger Duroc, by Henry Clay:...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1002.

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

[Portrait of Kaiser Marshall, Art Hodes, Sandy Williams, Cecil (Xavier...

Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb In: The Record Changer, v. 6, no. 6 (Oct. 47, 1947), p. 3. Forms part of: W... More

Porter Clay House, 1019 West State Street, Jacksonville, Morgan County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-64, FN-65 Survey number: HABS IL-226 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1849 Subsequent Work Buil... More

Studying political economy. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A crudely drawn but complex satire mocking Zachary Taylor's military background and lack of political experience. Student Zachary Taylor, wearing a paper cap made out of the journal "The True Whig" is seated on... More

Congressional scales. A true balance, Political Cartoon

A satire on President Zachary Taylor's attempts to balance Southern and Northern interests on the question of slavery in 1850. Taylor stands atop a pair of scales, with a weight in each hand; the weight on the ... More

Henry Clay / painted by J.W. Dodge, 1843 ; engd. on steel by H.S. Sadd...

Print showing Henry Clay, full-length portrait, sitting under tree, facing front, with dog at his feet. Includes facsimile signature and a remarque with view of Ashland, home of Henry Clay.

Monument Place, Elm Grove, Ohio County, WV

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5, FN-6 Survey number: HABS WV-21-8 Building/structure dates: 1798 Initial Construction

Old State Capitol, 100 North State Street, Jackson, Hinds County, MS

Significance: The Old State Capitol is an excellent example of Greek Revival, conceived and erected on a monumental scale. The Capitol was the seat of government from 1840-1903. It was the site of addresses b... More

John C. Hamilton to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, February 02, 1863 (Polit...

Bursting the balloon - Political cartoon, public domain image

Democratic frustrations in the race for the "Presidential Chair" are again parodied in the sequel or companion to "Balloon Ascension to the Presidential Chair" (no. 1844-32). Here the ascent of the Democrats is... More

Henry Clay in his last days - Public domain portrait engraving

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St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...

Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More

Death of Lieut. Col. Henry Clay Jr.: Of the second regiment Kentucky v...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1621.

Azor's Turkish Balm for restoring hair

Illustrated with two half length portraits of George Washington and two of Henry Clay, two of a woman, cupid on lion, etc. LOT subdivision subject: Portraits - male. Title and other information transcribed from... More

The national union - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

A patriotic, illustrated sheet music cover for a song composed by Charles Collins, Jr., and dedicated to Kentucky senator Henry Clay. The work celebrates Clay's efforts to preserve the Union, and was a product ... More

Mary Berri Chapman Hansbrough - Public domain portrait print

Mrs. Henry Clay Hansbrough; three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing right. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).... More

General H.C. Merriam, American Civil War Glass Negative.

Photograph shows United States Army general Henry Clay Merriam (1837 -1912) who received the Medal of Honor, for his service as a Union officer in command of African American troops during the American Civil Wa... More

[Portrait of Art Hodes, Kaiser Marshall, and Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Tim...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 265 (gottlieb assignment) 265 (assign... More

Henry Clay, of Kentucky, portrait print

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3015

General Salnave, the new president of Hayti The eagle's nest - (Drawn ...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. XI, no. 547 (1867 June 22), p. 397.

Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 5, Indiana, Ar...

Includes narratives by Adah Isabelle Suggs, Adeline Rose Lennox, Alex Woodson, Amanda Elizabeth Samuels, America Morgan, Amy Elizabeth Patterson, Anderson Whitted, Angie Boyce, Barney Stone, Belle Butler, Betty... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Henry Clay, portrait print - Public domain portrait engraving

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Marching song of freedom - Public domain World War One sheet music

text by Louise Ayres Garnett ; music by Henry Clay Work. (statement of responsibility) For chorus TTBB. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (additional physical form) Staff notat... More

Colonel Henry Clay House, 5239 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis, In...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Henry Clay / Ino. Neagle, pinxit, 1843 ; engraved by John Sartain from...

A formal campaign portrait of Whig presidential candidate Henry Clay, after the painting by John Neagle done at Ashland, Clay's estate in Kentucky. As this print's legend states, the original was painted "by th... More

Henry Clay / painted by J.W. Dodge, 1843 ; engd. on steel by H.S. Sadd...

Print showing Henry Clay, full-length portrait, sitting under tree, facing front, with dog at his feet. Includes facsimile signature and a remarque with view of Ashland, home of Henry Clay.

Monument Place, Elm Grove, Ohio County, WV

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5, FN-6 Survey number: HABS WV-21-8 Building/structure dates: 1798 Initial Construction