![[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] / Brady, N.Y.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMtay1wb2xrLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktcmlnaHQtYnJhZHktbnktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] / Brady, N.Y.")
[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
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
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
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
![[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvamFtZXMtay1wb2xrLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC1hMTA5NTctMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]")
[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]
Photograph is reproduction of portrait print. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.
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 right, seated]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDkvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMta25veC1wb2xrLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXJzLXRvLXRoZS1yaWdodC1zZWF0ZWQtMS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated]")
[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 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 right, seated]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDkvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMta25veC1wb2xrLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXJzLXRvLXRoZS1yaWdodC1zZWF0ZWQtMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated]")
[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).
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]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvcHJlc2lkZW50LWphbWVzLWstcG9say1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtZmFjaW5nLXJpZ2h0LTgxZjE4My0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[President James K. Polk, half-length portrait, seated, facing right]")
[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.
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
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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
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
![[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] / Brady, N.Y.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMtay1wb2xrLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktcmlnaHQtYnJhZHktbnktMS02NDAuanBn/40/63/webp "[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] / Brady, N.Y.")
[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
![[Nashville, Tenn. Tomb of President James K. Polk]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjQvMDEvMDEvbmFzaHZpbGxlLXRlbm4tdG9tYi1vZi1wcmVzaWRlbnQtamFtZXMtay1wb2xrLTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/39/webp "[Nashville, Tenn. Tomb of President James K. Polk]")
[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
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]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjQvMDEvMDEvbmFzaHZpbGxlLXRlbm4tdG9tYi1vZi1wcmVzaWRlbnQtamFtZXMtay1wb2xrLTEwMjQuanBn/40/40/webp "[Nashville, Tenn. Tomb of President James K. Polk]")
[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
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
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjIvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMtay1wb2xrLWZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctcmlnaHQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "[James K. Polk, full-length portrait, seated, facing right]")
[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
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]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjQvMDEvMDEvbmFzaHZpbGxlLXRlbm4tdG9tYi1vZi1wcmVzaWRlbnQtamFtZXMtay1wb2xrLTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/39/webp "[Nashville, Tenn. Tomb of President James K. Polk]")
[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
![[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDkvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMta25veC1wb2xrLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXJzLXRvLXRoZS1yaWdodC1zZWF0ZWQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated]")
[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 right, seated]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDkvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMta25veC1wb2xrLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXJzLXRvLXRoZS1yaWdodC1zZWF0ZWQtMy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/56/webp "[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated]")
[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
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
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
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
James K. Polk, Union Course, L.I., Friday, Oct. 15, 1847 / lith and pu...
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3418