Sub treasurers taking long steps, or The magician broke down
Entered according to Act of Congress, in 1838 by H.R. Robinson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of N.Y. Printed & published by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt & 11 ... More
![[Former President Martin Van Buren, half-length portrait, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTYvZm9ybWVyLXByZXNpZGVudC1tYXJ0aW4tdmFuLWJ1cmVuLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC03NTA0ODEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Former President Martin Van Buren, half-length portrait, facing right]")
[Former President Martin Van Buren, half-length portrait, facing right...
LC-BH824-5239. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Granny Harrison delivering the country of the executive Federalist
A satire on the Van Buren administration challenged by Whig presidential candidate William Henry Harrison. Harrison, dressed as a woman, tries to remove Van Buren from his throne with a midwife's forceps. Van... More
Martin Van Buren. Eighth president of the United States
Half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
The modern balaam and his ass - Political cartoon, public domain image
Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)
Uncle Sam sick with la grippe - Drawing. Public domain image.
A satire attributing the dire fiscal straits of the nation to Andrew Jackson's banking policies, with specific reference to recent bank failures in New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia. The artist blames th... More
"Let every one take care of himself" (As the Jack ass said when he was...
A satire attacking Andrew Jackson's plan to distribute treasury funds, formerly kept in the Bank of the United States, among "branch banks" in various states. The artist also alleges Vice-President Van Buren's ... More
Whig bazaar - Political cartoon, public domain image
Publd. by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt St. N-York. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1837 by H.R. Robinson, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern Distr... More
Martin Van Buren, residence in Kinderhook, New York. General view from...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Martin Van Buren, President of the United States / from life & on ston...
Print shows Martin Van Buren, half-length portrait, facing front; includes facsimile signature. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Li... More
Going the whole hog - Public domain book illustration
Martin Van Buren's New York political favorites are represented as piglets suckled by a giant sow "The Empire State." The artist's pointed reference is to the exploitation of New York State by the President and... More
Martin Van Buren, residence in Kinderhook, New York. West facade
Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Martin Van Buren / Thayer, successor to Moore, Boston.
One of the few campaign prints issued in support of Democratic incumbent Martin Van Buren's 1840 presidential bid. Designed to appeal to the workingman, the print invokes the recent history of Democratic suppor... More
The grand national caravan moving east. / drawn by Hassan Straightshan...
A burlesque parade, led by Andrew Jackson and satirizing various aspects of his administration. The procession moves from right to left. At its head is Jackson, seated on a horse with Martin Van Buren cross-le... More
Treasury note, Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon
A parody of the often worthless fractional currencies or "shinplasters" issued by banks, businesses, and municipalities in lieu of coin. These fractional notes proliferated during the Panic of 1837 with the eme... More
The buffalo hunt - Drawing. Public domain image.
An optimistic view of the presidential prospects of Martin Van Buren, nominated at the Free Soil Party's August 1848 convention in Buffalo, New York. Here Van Buren rides a buffalo and thumbs his nose as he se... More
Martin Van Buren, residence in Kinderhook, New York. View to tower
Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Martin Van Buren, residence in Kinderhook, New York. General view from...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Martin Van Buren, president of the United States
Portrait shows Van Buren standing in a full-length view, facing right. Reproduction of 1839 painting by Henry Inman.
Fifty cents. Shin plaster - Public domain scan / drawing
Another mock shinplaster (see also nos. 1837-9 and -10 above). Again the artist attributes the shortage of hard money to the successive monetary programs of presidents Jackson and Van Buren, particularly to the... 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
Martin Van Buren, residence in Kinderhook, New York. Entrance from out...
Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
On the way to Araby! - Political cartoon, public domain image
Satire on the Jackson administration's continuing battle against the Bank of the United States. The print was specifically occasioned by the re-chartering of the Bank by the Whig-controlled Pennsylvania Legisla... More
Martin Van Buren - Public domain engraving
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"Get off the track!" A song for emancipation, sung by The Hutchinsons,...
An illustrated sheet music cover for an abolitionist song composed by Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. The song is dedicated to antislavery editor Nathaniel Peabody Rogers, "As a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the ... More
The main question - Victorian era public domain image
Satire on the escalation of tensions during the Maine-New Brunswick border conflict in February and March 1839. The dispute involved the claim to valuable, timber-rich territory in the Aroostook region. The are... More
![The automatic family record and marriage certificate / penwork by [...].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjEvdGhlLWF1dG9tYXRpYy1mYW1pbHktcmVjb3JkLWFuZC1tYXJyaWFnZS1jZXJ0aWZpY2F0ZS1wZW53b3JrLWJ5LTM4NTliNC02NDAuanBn/40/29/webp "The automatic family record and marriage certificate / penwork by [...].")
The automatic family record and marriage certificate / penwork by [......
Print showing a colorful genealogical chart for recording marriages, includes separately printed portraits of Martin Van Buren and Little Red Riding Hood. W36518 U.S. Copyright Office. Damage to lower right co... More
The rebound of the ball - Public domain book illustration
A satire on the Democrats' defeat in the fall New York state elections, here viewed as a referendum on Van Buren's independent treasury, or "Sub-treasury" system. A large ball labeled "Sub Treasury" is pushed d... More
!["The government." No. 1, [Eye] take the responsibility](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MzQvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWdvdmVybm1lbnQtbm8tMS1leWUtdGFrZS10aGUtcmVzcG9uc2liaWxpdHktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "\"The government.\" No. 1, [Eye] take the responsibility")
"The government." No. 1, [Eye] take the responsibility
A satire on Andrew Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet," the pejorative name given his informal circle of close advisors. The print appeared during the heated controversy incited by Jackson's discontinuation of federal ... More
Honorable Martin Van Buren, Vice President of the United States
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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
Martin Van Buren, residence in Kinderhook, New York. House closeup, fr...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Loco Foco expresses, arriving at Washington
A satiric commentary on the effects of the landslide Whig victory in New York state elections in the autumn of 1838. President Van Buren (left) greets two of his defeated allies: incumbent governor William L. M... More
Disturbing a martin's nest - Public domain portrait painting
A satire on the Van Buren administration's involvement in New York State politics. Although the precise context of the cartoon is unclear, specific reference is made to Van Buren's alliance with postmaster gene... More
A peep into futurity, or a picture of 1841
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1838 by H.R. Robinson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of New York. Printed & published by H.R. Robinson, 52 C... More
Caricature, An interesting family, public domain cartoon image
A caricature of Martin Van Buren as an opossum. The marsupial, with a smirking Van Buren's head, rises on its hindquarters and displays in its pouch three of its "young." They are administration insiders (left... More
![Presidents of the United States, [Bouclet & Feusier portraits of the Presidents].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvcHJlc2lkZW50cy1vZi10aGUtdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1ib3VjbGV0LWFuZC1mZXVzaWVyLXBvcnRyYWl0cy1vZi10aGUtcHJlc2lkZW50cy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/52/webp "Presidents of the United States, [Bouclet & Feusier portraits of the Presidents].")
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
![The automatic family record and marriage certificate / penwork by [...].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjEvdGhlLWF1dG9tYXRpYy1mYW1pbHktcmVjb3JkLWFuZC1tYXJyaWFnZS1jZXJ0aWZpY2F0ZS1wZW53b3JrLWJ5LTE3YTY0MC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "The automatic family record and marriage certificate / penwork by [...].")
The automatic family record and marriage certificate / penwork by [......
Print showing a colorful genealogical chart for recording marriages, includes separately printed portraits of Martin Van Buren and Little Red Riding Hood. W36518 U.S. Copyright Office. Damage to lower right co... More
Smoking him out - Political cartoon, public domain image
A humorous commentary on Barnburner Democrat Martin Van Buren's opposition to regular Democratic party nominee Lewis Cass. Van Buren and his son John were active in the Free Soil effort to prevent the extensio... More
Shooting the Christmas turkey - Political cartoon, public domain image
While Democratic and Whig candidates debate strategies to win the presidency, or "shoot the Christmas turkey," Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren makes off with the bird. At left Democrat Lewis Cass (facing f... More
Barn-burners in a fix - Political cartoon, public domain image
A satire on the Barnburners, a radical faction of New York State Democrats, led by John Van Buren, whose commitment to social and monetary reforms was likened to a farmer's burning his barn to rid it of rats. H... More
![Sarah Angelia Van Buren, daughter-in-law of Pres. Van Buren, [inaugural dress], 9/3/[24]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjQvMDEvMDEvc2FyYWgtYW5nZWxpYS12YW4tYnVyZW4tZGF1Z2h0ZXItaW4tbGF3LW9mLXByZXMtdmFuLWJ1cmVuLWluYXVndXJhbC1kcmVzcy05MzI0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "Sarah Angelia Van Buren, daughter-in-law of Pres. Van Buren, [inaugural dress], 9/3/[24]")
Sarah Angelia Van Buren, daughter-in-law of Pres. Van Buren, [inaugura...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Martin Van Buren, residence in Kinderhook, New York. Detail of east en...
Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
M. Van Buren, President of the United States
Print shows Martin Van Buren, half-length portrait, facing front; includes facsimile signature. 94 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed on stone. Printed at bottom: Published in the City of Washington. Publication da... More
![Jinnoowine [i.e. "genuine"] Johnson ticket. "Carrying the war into Africa"](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MzYvMDEvMDEvamlubm9vd2luZS1pZS1nZW51aW5lLWpvaG5zb24tdGlja2V0LWNhcnJ5aW5nLXRoZS13YXItaW50by1hZnJpY2EtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/110/webp "Jinnoowine [i.e. \"genuine\"] Johnson ticket. \"Carrying the war into Africa\"")
Jinnoowine [i.e. "genuine"] Johnson ticket. "Carrying the war into Afr...
An illustrated election ticket for the presidential campaign of 1836. Oddly, the ticket lists Ohio's Democratic electors for Van Buren while making a vicious and obscene slur on the wife of his running-mate Ri... More
The trap sprung! The kinderhook fox caught!
A parody of Democratic efforts to reelect incumbent Martin Van Buren in the face of broad popular support for Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. The print is a crude woodcut evidently based on Napoleon Saro... 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
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
Martin Van Buren president of the U. States / from an original paintin...
Print shows Martin Van Buren, head-and-shoulders portrait, standing, facing front. 15 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1837, by Philip Haas, in the Clerks Office of the D... More
The rats leaving a falling house
A simpler and less animated composition on the same general idea as Edward W. Clay's ".00001" (no. 1831-1). Again Jackson is seated in a collapsing chair, with the "Altar of Reform" toppling next to him, and ra... More
Martin Van Buren: eighth President of the United states
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 4378
Specie claws - Public domain dedication image
A melodramatic portrayal of the plight of the tradesman during the Panic of 1837, whose financial distress the artist ascribes to Loco Foco politics and the effects of the Specie Circular, or "Specie Clause." T... More
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
The little magician's sleight of hand performance. An absquabulating s...
Again the theme of corruption in the Van Buren administration, here centering on the President's "Sub-Treasury" or independent treasury program, passed by Congress in July 1840. A large frigate "United States,... More
Martin Van Buren head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left / D. Dickins...
Print shows Martin Van Buren, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed in ink at top of verso: No. 35. Deposited Jany. 31. 1844 By D. Dickinson... More
Political race course - Union Track - fall races 1836
A figurative portrayal -- clearly sympathetic to the Whig party -- of the 1836 presidential election contest as a horse race between four candidates. The four are identified in the legend as (left to right): "O... 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
Martin Van Buren: eighth President of the United states
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 4378
The celeste-al cabinet - Political cartoon, public domain image
A mild satire on Jackson and his Cabinet, portraying in imaginative terms a White House reception of popular French dancer and actress Madame Celeste. Seated in chairs in a White House parlor are six cabinet me... More
![[Political cartoon showing Webster, Harrison, White, and Van Buren riding hogs; below is Democratic ticket of Van Buren and Johnson and Ohio Electors - 1836]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MzYvMDEvMDEvcG9saXRpY2FsLWNhcnRvb24tc2hvd2luZy13ZWJzdGVyLWhhcnJpc29uLXdoaXRlLWFuZC12YW4tYnVyZW4tcmlkaW5nLWhvZ3MtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/82/webp "[Political cartoon showing Webster, Harrison, White, and Van Buren riding hogs; below is Democratic ticket of Van Buren and Johnson and Ohio Electors - 1836]")
[Political cartoon showing Webster, Harrison, White, and Van Buren rid...
Photoprint of engraving. Appears to be a detail of broadside sheet reproduced in LC-USZ61-1654. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Pol... More
A hard road to hoe! Or, the White House Turnpike, macadamized by the ...
A crude satire on the obstacles facing Van Buren's reelection effort in 1840. Weighed down by a large bundle labeled "Sub Treasury," Van Buren follows the lead of Andrew Jackson toward the White House. His wa... More
Democratic ticket. Going the whole hog
An illustrated election ticket for Martin Van Buren and Richard M. Johnson, listing Ohio Democratic electors for the presidential race of 1836. The ticket is illustrated with a small vignette of a man carrying ... More
National Democratic Republican nomination / lith. of Endicott, 152 Ful...
A campaign broadside for Democratic candidates Martin Van Buren and Richard Johnson, produced for the presidential election of 1840. It is illustrated with: 1) a vignette of the American eagle in a halo of star... More
Martin Van Buren, ex-pres of U.S.
A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Martin Van Buren, residence in Kinderhook, New York. To rear of house
Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
All fours-important state of the game-the knave about to be lost
The presidential campaign of 1836 viewed as a card game by a satirist in sympathy with the Whigs. Opposing candidates Martin Van Buren (Democrat) and William Henry Harrison (Whig) face each other across a card... More
A rainy day / A.C. Van Buren. - Public domain portrait print
Photograph shows a woman, possibly Amelia Van Buren, wearing a coat and hat, seated in a chair, holding an umbrella.
Black C.C. or the three Judas's
The cartoon pertains to some instance of corruption in the Van Buren administration. Van Buren shovels coins from a great pile into a bag held by a man (probably a federal judge), who urges him, "Matty fill up... More
Sale of dogs - Political cartoon, public domain image
Seeking a middle course between the issues of the annexation of Texas on one hand and abolitionism on the other, Van Buren lost the support of southern Democrats, including elderly statesman Andrew Jackson. Her... More