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The fox hunt. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Again Van Buren's flirtation with radical interests is portrayed as his downfall. As in "The Modern Colossus" (no. 1848-56) antislavery activist Abby Folsom (here "Abby Fulsome") is prominently featured. Here s... More

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Shelves

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Guest room

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Kitchen

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[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] / ...

Reproduction of a daguerreotype by Mathew Brady. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Called to account, Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon

Once more the House of Representatives investigation of Treasury practices under the Van Buren administration in connection with the Swartwout embezzlement scandal. (See above nos. 1839-6 through -9.) The print... More

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Sitting roo...

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Sitting roo...

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Pilgrims' progress - Political cartoon, public domain image

Democratic party war-horse Andrew Jackson appears frequently in the satires of the 1844 election campaign. Here, wearing a long frock coat and tall hat, he leads a donkey carrying Democratic candidates Polk and... More

James Knox Polk, President of the United States / engraved by J. Sarta...

James Polk, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Democratic funeral of 1848 - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Foreseeing political death for the Democrats in the election, the artist imagines a funeral of the party's standard-bearers with a procession of the faithful. Democratic senators (left to right) Sam Houston of ... More

Loco Foco hunters treeing a candidate

A satire on the Democrats' or "Loco Focos'" 1852 pursuit of Franklin Pierce for the presidential nomination. At the foot of the White Mountains in the "Dismal Swamp," an immense, swampy region of North Carolina... More

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Stair hall ...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

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

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Garden

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James K. Polk--President elect of the United States / lith. & pub. by ...

James K. Polk, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, his right hand extending to his side, and left hand on drape on table. Copyright by N. Currier. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / com... More

[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the...

President of the United States, 1845-1849. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James K. Polk, President of the United States / From life on stone by ...

Print shows James K. Polk, half-length portrait, facing front. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

James K. Polk, President of the United States / From life on stone by ...

Print shows James K. Polk, half-length portrait, facing front. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Political cock fighters. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A figurative portrayal of the 1844 presidential contest as a cock-fight, in which Whig candidate Henry Clay prevails. Clay and Democratic opponent Polk battle in a pit or ring as several prominent political fi... More

Political guillotine. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A cryptic satire critical of Lewis Cass and incumbent President James K. Polk. The work probably appeared prior to the Whig national convention (June 9-10), since reference is made to a Clay-Fillmore ticket. (T... More

[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Photograph is reproduction of portrait print. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. To piano

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James K. Polk - Print, Library of Congress collection

220 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Duval, P.S.

[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the...

President of the United States, 1845-1849. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James K. Polk. Governor of the state of Tennessee / from life & on sto...

Print shows James K. Polk, half-length portrait, facing left; includes facsimile signature.

Footrace, Pennsylvania Avenue. Stakes $25,000, Political Cartoon

The race for a $25,000 prize (the president's salary) is a metaphor for the 1844 campaign. The favored contender here is Henry Clay. The other runners are James K. Polk and John Tyler, while commentaries are of... More

[President James K. Polk, half-length portrait, seated, facing right]

Brady-Handy Collection (Library of Congress). Reproduction of a daguerreotype taken between 1845 and 1849. LC-BH82-8.

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Mrs. Polk's...

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James Knox Polk. Elected President of the U. States. 1844 / Haas Lith....

Print shows James K. Polk, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, with arms folded across chest; sketch of the "Map of the State of Tennessee" to the right. Entered according to act of Congress in the y... More

James K. Polk. Freedom's champion, engraving, Library of Congress

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Sarony & Major.

James K. Polk, 11th president of the United States / On stone by A. Ne...

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

Nashville, Tennessee. Tomb of President James K. Polk

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James Knox Polk, President of the United States / engraved by J. Sarta...

James Polk, full-length portrait, standing, facing front.

Virtuous Harry, or set a thief to catch a thief!

A satire on the Whig party's anti-annexation platform. The question of whether or not to annex Texas was a large issue separating candidates in the 1844 campaign. Annexation's serious implications for the futur... More

Burial place of James K. Polk, Nashville Tenn.

H114249 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of Tennessee, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James K. Polk: eleventh President of the United States

After a daguerreotype by John Plumbe, Jr. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3406

James K. Polk: eleventh President of the United States

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3409

James K. Polk - eleventh president of the United States

James K. Polk, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, with the U.S. Capitol seen through window in the background. Conningham no. 2615. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Res... More

The two bridges - Political cartoon, public domain image

As in "Texas Coming In" (no. 1844-28), a bridge over Salt River is the central motif, making the difference between the Whigs' successful crossing to the "Presidential Chair" and the disastrous route taken by t... More

President James A. Polk, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War...

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

Pres. James A. Polk, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War tim...

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

Pres. James A. Polk, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War tim...

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

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Couch II

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. To mural an...

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Entrance de...

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[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] / ...

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For President: James K. Polk, of Tennessee. For Vice President: George...

A Democratic election ticket for the 1844 presidential campaign, issued sometime between May 29, when Polk received the Democratic nomination, and the November canvass. The ticket names the party's eight electo... More

Political game of brag. Shew of hands

The artist resorts to the familiar metaphor of a card game for the presidential stakes in his rendition of the 1848 contest. The major contenders play a game of "brag" (an early form of poker). Around the tabl... More

Presidents of the United States, [Bouclet & Feusier portraits of the P...

Portrays 16 Presidents. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Nashville, Tenn. Tomb of President James K. Polk]

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Hood before Nashville. Continuing his policy of the offensive at any cost, Gen. John B. Hood brought his reduced army before the defenses of Nashvill... More

Funeral obsequies of free-trade, Political Cartoon

A gloomy view of the effects of the Polk administration's Tariff of 1846. The artist echoes Whig condemnation of the measure as adverse to American trade. A funeral cortege, composed of administration supporter... More

POLK, JAMES K. SPEAKER - Public domain portrait painting

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Close-up wi...

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Wash bowl, ...

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Inauguration of President Polk - The Oath

View of crowd with umbrellas, in front of platform on east portico of U.S. Capitol, where Chief Justice Roger B. Taney administers the oath of office to James K. Polk. Illus. in: The illustrated London news, v.... More

[Nashville, Tenn. Tomb of President James K. Polk]

James K. Polk: eleventh President of the United States

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3409

Polk in his extremity - Public domain dedication 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

Nashville, Tennessee. Tomb of President James K. Polk

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James K. Polk - eleventh president of the United States

James K. Polk - Print, Library of Congress collection

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James K. Polk - eleventh president of the United States / lith. & pub....

James K. Polk, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, with the U.S. Capitol seen through window in the background. Conningham no. 2614. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Res... More

[James K. Polk, full-length portrait, seated, facing right]

Steel engraving after painting by Chappel. Copyright by Johnson, Fry & Co.

Sarah Childress Polk, wife of President J.K. Polk / photo of portrait ...

Photograph showing Mrs. James K. Polk, head-and-shoulder portrait, facing slightly right. Photo of portrait.

A democratic indignation meeting / after a sketch by our special artis...

Print shows the ghost of Thomas Jefferson speaking to a gathering of the ghosts of John Tyler, Lewis Cass, James K. Polk, Stephen A. Douglas, Franklin Pierce, Andrew Jackson, William L. Marcy, Samuel J. Tilden,... More

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Curio cabin...

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James K. Polk: eleventh President of the United States

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3410

James K. Polk: eleventh President of the United States

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3411

[Nashville, Tenn. Tomb of President James K. Polk]

[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the...

President of the United States, 1845-1849. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the...

President of the United States, 1845-1849. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Paintings a...

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Charles Keck's statue honoring three North Carolina-born U.S. presiden...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. General vie...

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Polk's jewe...

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Exterior fr...

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Fireplace w...

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James K. Polk - Print, Library of Congress collection

483 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Endicott

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

Distinguished military operations with a hasty bowl of soup

The satire apparently perceives President Polk's reinstatement of Winfield Scott over Zachary Taylor as commander of U.S. forces in the Mexican War in November 1846 as an attempt to squelch the extreme personal... More

President James K. Polk's grand march and quick step

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

Polk & Co. Going up Salt River - Public domain book illustration, Libr...

The artist foresees a Democratic defeat in the 1844 presidential election. Party figures Martin Van Buren, Thomas Hart Benton, vice-presidential candidate George M. Dallas, Andrew Jackson, and presidential nomi... More

James K. Polk--President elect of the United States / lith. & pub. by ...

A peep at the future - Public domain book illustration, Library of Con...

A Whig fantasy on the supposed outcome of the 1844 election. Here Henry Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen occupy the White House. They watch from a window as John Tyler plays a hand organ and leads a group of mi... More

Treeing coons - Political cartoon, public domain image

One of the few satires sympathetic to the Democrats to appear during the 1844 presidential contest. Democratic presidential nominee James Polk is portrayed as a buckskinned hunter who has treed "coons" Henry Cl... More