Genl. Scott's grand entry into the city of Mexico, Sept. 14th, 1847
Print shows General Winfield Scott, full-length portrait, seated on horseback, facing front, leading triumphant American troops into Mexico City during the Mexican War. Entered according to Act of Congress in t... More
Battle of Buena Vista--Fought February 23d, 1847--The American Army un...
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Progress of reform!!! No. 1 - Political cartoon, public domain image
A scene in New York, outside the gates of City Hall Park. Two well-dressed men with top hats overturn the table of two apple-women. One of the men (from all appearances a Loco Foco radical Democrat) shouts at t... More
Jesus raised on the cross / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie.
Jesus Christ and two men on crosses, Mary and others mourning below. Copyright by J. Baillie. Caption in English and Spanish.
Pilgrims' progress. Book illustration from Library of Congress
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
Present Presidential position. Book illustration from Library of Congr...
Once again Polk's handling of the Oregon territorial dispute between the United States and Great Britain is criticized. (See "Polk's Dream" and "War! or No War!" nos. 1846-2 and 1846-4). Here the artist seems t... 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
Soldier's adieu / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie, N.Y.
Soldier saying goodbye to woman. Copyright by J. Baillie. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Mitchell, esq., proprietor of the "United Irishman", Dublin, Irel...
John Mitchel, half-length portrait, facing left, seated at desk, holding pamphlet "United Irishman" in left hand. 285 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by J. Baillie, N.Y.
Isabel / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie, N.Y.
Half-length portrait of woman, seated, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The nation's choice for the 12th President of the U.S. Genl. Z. Taylor...
A campaign print for Whig presidential nominee Zachary Taylor. A bust-length portrait of the Mexican War hero is set in an oval frame of oak leaves and acorns, surrounded by various martial attributes. Cannon, ... More
The mother's grave - Print, Library of Congress collection. Book illus...
Boy and girl at grave of their mother.
Great speech of Clay -- bran bread is riz!!!
Henry Clay's November 1847 address to a public meeting in Lexington, Kentucky, condemning the Polk administration's prosecution of the Mexican War and opposing the pondered annexation of all of Mexican territor... More
Matty meeting the Texas question, Political Cartoon
A satire on the Democrats' approach to the delicate question of the annexation of Texas. In marked contrast to his portrayal of the issue as a beautiful woman in "Virtuous Harry" (no. 1844-27), the artist here ... More
Anti annexation procession. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A cynical look at the opposition to American annexation of Texas during the 1844 campaign. At the head of a motley procession is Whig candidate and professed anti-annexationist Henry Clay, riding a raccoon (wh... More
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
John Mitchell, esq., proprietor of the "United Irishman", Dublin, Irel...
John Mitchel, half-length portrait, facing left, seated at desk, holding pamphlet "United Irishman" in left hand. 285 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by J. Baillie, N.Y.
Inklings of travel, up Salt River
A broad satire, ridiculing all of the candidates in the 1848 presidential campaign. Swimming up "Salt River" and pulling the "Salt River Barge" is fox Martin van Buren. Seated in the barge are (left to right):... More
Inklings of travel, up Salt River
A broad satire, ridiculing all of the candidates in the 1848 presidential campaign. Swimming up "Salt River" and pulling the "Salt River Barge" is fox Martin van Buren. Seated in the barge are (left to right):... 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
Jesus raised on the cross / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie.
Jesus Christ and two men on crosses, Mary and others mourning below. Copyright by J. Baillie. Caption in English and Spanish.
The nation's choice for the 12th President of the U.S. Genl. Z. Taylor...
A campaign print for Whig presidential nominee Zachary Taylor. A bust-length portrait of the Mexican War hero is set in an oval frame of oak leaves and acorns, surrounded by various martial attributes. Cannon, ... More
Death of Major Ringgold, of the Flying Artillery, at the Battle of Pal...
Print shows Major Samuel Ringgold falling off his horse, which has fallen to the ground, both having suffered wounds; two officers have come to Ringgold's aid. Also shows an artillery battery in the background,... More
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
Uncle Sam and his servants - Political cartoon, public domain image
An anti-Tyler satire, lampooning the incumbent's efforts to secure a second term against challengers Henry Clay and James Polk. With his shoulder to the door Tyler bars the entry of (left to right) John C. Cal... More
The hurly-burly pot - Public domain book illustration, Library of Cong...
The artist attacks abolitionist, Free Soil, and other sectionalist interests of 1850 as dangers to the Union. He singles out for indictment radical abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, Pennsylvania Free Soil ad... More
Major Ringgold: mortally wounded at the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8th 1...
Print shows Major Samuel Ringgold with wounds to his legs, supported by two fellow officers, his horse on the ground next to him, also suffering from wounds, another officer stands next to the horse and one lie... More
Soldier's adieu / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie, N.Y.
Soldier saying goodbye to woman. Copyright by J. Baillie. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Death of Major Ringgold, of the Flying Artillery, at the Battle of Pal...
Print shows Major Samuel Ringgold falling off his horse, which has fallen to the ground, both having suffered wounds; two officers have come to Ringgold's aid. Also shows an artillery battery in the background,... 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
Fight between the Kentucky coon & the Tennessee alligator
A woodland fantasy satirizing the prominent figures of the 1844 election campaign. The artist again favors Whig candidate Henry Clay, the "Kentucky Coon," who is shown overwhelming Democrat James K. Polk, the ... More
Loco Foco triumphal honors - Public domain book illustration, Library ...
A mock triumphal procession ridiculing "Loco Foco" or radical Democratic support of candidates James K. Polk and George M. Dallas. The Loco Focos are portrayed as ragged Irishmen, carrying the two candidates on... More
The modern Gilpins. Love's labor lost
A parody of Democratic politics in the months preceding the party's 1848 national convention. Specifically, the artist ridicules the rivalry within the party between Free Soil or anti-slavery interests, which u... More
The mother's grave - Print, Library of Congress collection
Boy and girl at grave of their mother. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Polk's dream Historic map, Library of Congress
Here Clay is critical of James K. Polk's public advocacy of the 54.40 parallel as the northern boundary of American territory in Oregon. The cartoon also alludes to widespread uncertainty as to the course the ... More
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
Pope Pius IX. Born May 13th1792. Elected Pope June 16th1846
Print shows Pope Pius IX, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, with right hand raised to make the sign of the cross. 382 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Ins... 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
Questioning a candidate - Political cartoon, public domain image
Zachary Taylor's stubborn resistance to declaring his views on the major political issues during his candidacy in the 1848 presidential campaign was a favorite theme of the opposition. Here Taylor, in uniform, ... 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
Hunting Indians in Florida with blood hounds
A tableau dramatizing the brutal tactics employed by Zachary Taylor as commander of U.S. forces against the Seminole Indians during the Second Seminole War (1835-42). Taylor, on horseback at right, presides ov... More
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 gallant charge of the Kentucky cavalry under Col. Marshall. Buena ...
Print shows a scene during the battle at Buena Vista, Mexico, with the Kentucky Cavalry engaging Mexican cavalry troops. Printed at bottom: Agents: Thomas S. Husted, 97 Nassau St. N.York, J. Bardsley, cor. of ... More
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
Fording Salt River. Book illustration from Library of Congress
An election-year satire favoring Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren in the 1848 presidential contest. A long-legged John Van Buren carries his father piggyback through Salt River, heading toward the White Ho... More
Grand Democratic banner, US Democratic party, portrait print
Print shows a campaign banner for Democratic candidates James K. Polk and George M. Dallas. Two bust portraits of the candidates appear in elaborate oval frames, each adorned with two eagles and a cornucopia. B... More
The soldier's return / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie, N.Y.
Soldier and woman embracing outside of house. Copyright by J. Baillie.
Battle of Buena Vista--Fought February 23d, 1847--The American Army un...
Public domain image of a military forces, uniform, officer, military commander, European armies, free to use, no copyright restrictions -Picryl description
Isabel / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie, N.Y.
Half-length portrait of woman, seated, facing front. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The flight into Egypt / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie.
The Virgin Mary and baby Jesus on donkey led by an angel, Joseph walking behind. No. 281. The Flight into Egypt is a biblical event in which Mary and Joseph, with the infant Jesus, fled to Egypt to escape the ... More
Matty taking his second bath in Salt River
A satire published before the Democratic convention, predicting would-be presidential nominee Martin Van Buren's second "bath in Salt River" (the first one being his unsuccessful bid for reelection in 1840). O... More
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
Ultimatum on the Oregon question, Political Cartoon
In his typically jingoist view of Polk's handling of the Oregon question, the artist Edward Williams Clay belittles the self-interested attitudes of Europe toward the dispute. The issue of whether to settle the... More
The soldier's return / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie, N.Y.
Soldier and woman embracing outside of house. Copyright by J. Baillie.
Battle of Buena Vista--Fought February 23d, 1847--The American Army un...
Public domain image of a military forces, uniform, officer, military commander, European armies, free to use, no copyright restrictions -Picryl description
Balloon ascension to the presidential chair
Reflecting Whig preelection confidence in the campaign of 1844, the artist portrays that party's ascendancy over the Democrats in the race for the presidency. Bucholzer uses the metaphor of a hot-air balloon ra... More
The grand "Washington Monument" procession. As it appeared on Hamilton...
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The flight into Egypt / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie.
The Virgin Mary and baby Jesus on donkey led by an angel, Joseph walking behind. No. 281. The Flight into Egypt is a biblical event in which Mary and Joseph, with the infant Jesus, fled to Egypt to escape the ... 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
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
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
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
Fourteen stations of the cross / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie, N.Y.
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Jesus Christ with fourteen illustrations of the stations of the cross. Copyright by J. Baillie.
Fourteen stations of the cross / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie, N.Y.
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Jesus Christ with fourteen illustrations of the stations of the cross. Copyright by J. Baillie.
The mother's grave - Print, Library of Congress collection
Boy and girl at grave of their mother. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Miss Mary Taylor & Mr. F.S. Chanfrau - in the new piece called "A glan...
Print shows Miss Taylor and Mr. Chanfrau sitting at a table; they both gesture toward the right. 32 U.S. Copyright Office. Caption: Lize. Waiter let me have a cup of coffee and nine doughnuts. / Mose. Holla th... More
Jamie & the bishop - Political cartoon, public domain image
One of James Gordon Bennett's perennial editorial campaigns against the Catholic bishop of New York John Hughes is the subject of "Jamie & the Bishop." On the left Scottish-born "Jamie" Bennett, a quill pen beh... More
![Emiline [travel attire] - Print, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvZW1pbGluZS10cmF2ZWwtYXR0aXJlLTkyNjYxYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "Emiline [travel attire] - Print, Library of Congress collection")
Emiline [travel attire] - Print, Library of Congress collection
Print shows a full-length portrait of a young woman wearing a bonnet and dress for travel. 70 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1845, by J. Baillie, in the clerks office ... More
The grand "Washington Monument" procession. As it appeared on Hamilton...
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The soldier's return / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie, N.Y.
Soldier and woman embracing outside of house. Copyright by J. Baillie.
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
Jesus raised on the cross / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie.
Jesus Christ and two men on crosses, Mary and others mourning below. Copyright by J. Baillie. Caption in English and Spanish.
The little magician & the modern witch of Endor
Another satire on Van Buren's alliance with extremists, here personified by radical abolitionist Abby Folsom. Van Buren's emergence as candidate of the Free Soil party in the 1848 presidential race was viewed a... More
Balloon ascension to the presidential chair
Reflecting Whig preelection confidence in the campaign of 1844, the artist portrays that party's ascendancy over the Democrats in the race for the presidency. Bucholzer uses the metaphor of a hot-air balloon ra... More
The gallant charge of the Kentucky cavalry under Col. Marshall. Buena ...
Print shows a scene during the battle at Buena Vista, Mexico, with the Kentucky Cavalry engaging Mexican cavalry troops. Printed at bottom: Agents: Thomas S. Husted, 97 Nassau St. N.York, J. Bardsley, cor. of ... More
The little magician invoked - Public domain book scan / drawing
Martin Van Buren, known as "the Little Magician" for his remarkable political agility, summons spirits to divine the Democratic or "Loco Foco" prospects for election in 1844. He sits in an astrological circle, ... More
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
The flower dance, by the Vienna children / Lith. & pub. by J. Baillie.
Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cleansing the Augean stable - Public domain book scan / drawing
A pro-Whig satire, envisioning the cleansing of the "Augean Stable" of government corruption by presidential candidate Henry Clay and other Whigs. The title derives from one of the twelve mythical labors of Her... More
Soldier's adieu / lith. & pub. by J. Baillie, N.Y.
Soldier saying goodbye to woman. Copyright by J. Baillie. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The flower dance, by the Vienna children / Lith. & pub. by J. Baillie.
Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Not a drum was heard nor a funeral note . . .
The erosion of Democratic support for presidential hopeful Martin Van Buren is portrayed as the funeral of "the Kinderhook fox." The print was deposited for copyright on May 22, 1844, one week before the Democr... More
Major Ringgold: mortally wounded at the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8th 1...
Print shows Major Samuel Ringgold with wounds to his legs, supported by two fellow officers, his horse on the ground next to him, also suffering from wounds, another officer stands next to the horse and one lie... More
Miss Mary Taylor & Mr. F.S. Chanfrau - in the new piece called "A glan...
Print shows Miss Taylor and Mr. Chanfrau sitting at a table; they both gesture toward the right. 32 U.S. Copyright Office. Caption: Lize. Waiter let me have a cup of coffee and nine doughnuts. / Mose. Holla th... More
Death of Major Ringgold, of the Flying Artillery, at the Battle of Pal...
Print shows Major Samuel Ringgold falling off his horse, which has fallen to the ground, both having suffered wounds; two officers have come to Ringgold's aid. Also shows an artillery battery in the background,... More
Great speech of Clay -- bran bread is riz!!!
Henry Clay's November 1847 address to a public meeting in Lexington, Kentucky, condemning the Polk administration's prosecution of the Mexican War and opposing the pondered annexation of all of Mexican territor... More
Grand Democratic banner, portrait print
Print shows a campaign banner for Democratic candidates James K. Polk and George M. Dallas. Two bust portraits of the candidates appear in elaborate oval frames, each adorned with two eagles and a cornucopia. B... More
Genl. Scott's grand entry into the city of Mexico, Sept. 14th, 1847
Print shows General Winfield Scott, full-length portrait, seated on horseback, facing front, leading triumphant American troops into Mexico City during the Mexican War. Entered according to Act of Congress in t... More