General Zachariah Taylor, (Old Rough and Ready) - as he appeared at th...
Print shows General Zachary Taylor, full-length portrait, facing right, sitting on a horse, taking notes, and gesturing with his left hand. Printed in upper left corner: No. 15. Entered according to Act of Con... More
Grand Presidential sweep-stakes for 1849
The Free Soil sympathies of the cartoonist are evident in his portrayal of the 1848 presidential contest as a race between the three major candidates. The contenders are on the course. Whig candidate Zachary T... More
![[Zachary Taylor, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, in uniform, holding telescope]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDgvMDEvMDEvemFjaGFyeS10YXlsb3ItaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLXNsaWdodGx5LWxlZnQtaW4tdW5pZm9ybS1ob2xkaW5nLTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[Zachary Taylor, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, in uniform, holding telescope]")
[Zachary Taylor, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, in unifor...
Copyright by A.H. Ritchie. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Taylor, Zachary In uniform Half-length. NOS 12/96.
Political chart. Presidential campaign, 1860
Campaign broadside presenting portraits and platforms of all candidates as well as portraits of the 15 previous Presidents.
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
Battle of Buena Vista. Fought Feby. 23rd, 1847. In which the American ...
No. 452. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 432.
![[Zachary Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Brady, N.Y.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvemFjaGFyeS10YXlsb3ItaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LWJyYWR5LW55LTE3NjJhMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "[Zachary Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Brady, N.Y.")
[Zachary Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Brady, N....
Reproduction of a daguerreotype by Mathew Brady. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Reproduction of a portrait of President Zachary Taylor
(Source: researcher M.P. Higgins) Date based on span of years of C.M. Bell Collection. Negative number assigned by Library. Gift; American Genetic Association, 1975. Temp note: Batch 54.
The inauguration of General Zachary Taylor--Dedicated to the Various R...
Gift; Leila Mechlin; (DLC/PP-1940:031). Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Battle of Buena Vista--Fought February 23d, 1847--The American Army un...
Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"A little more grape Capt. Bragg"--General Taylor at the Battle of Bue...
Print shows General Zachary Taylor on horseback, in midst of battle, pointing his sword toward artillery and says to "Capt. Bragg", who is standing before him, "A little more grape." The artillery is directed t... More
![[Zachary Taylor and his cabinet, all seated except President Taylor]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvemFjaGFyeS10YXlsb3ItYW5kLWhpcy1jYWJpbmV0LWFsbC1zZWF0ZWQtZXhjZXB0LXByZXNpZGVudC10YXlsb3ItMjRjNmI1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Zachary Taylor and his cabinet, all seated except President Taylor]")
[Zachary Taylor and his cabinet, all seated except President Taylor]
Left to right: William Ballard Preston, Secretary of the Navy; Thomas Ewing, Secretary of the Interior; John Middleton Clayton, Secretary of State; Zachary Taylor, Twelfth President of the United States; Willia... More
Rough & ready twist--Greene T. Pace, Danville, Virginia
Tobacco label, illustrated with equestrian portrait of Gen. Zachary Taylor on a Mexican War battlefield. Copyright by P.C. Van Schaick & Co.
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
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
Major General Zachary Taylor / drawn by S. Wallin, from a late sketch ...
A full-length standing portrait of Mexican War hero Zachary Taylor. Although issued in 1847, this poster-sized woodcut was probably designed with the 1848 U.S. presidential campaign in mind. The Library also ha... 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
President Taylor and his cabinet / drawn on stone by Davignon & Hoffma...
Print showing President Taylor standing in front of his cabinet officers, seated from left, Reverdy Johnson, Attorney General, William M. Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury, William B. Preston, Secretary of th... More
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
A 100th anniversary map of Abraham Lincoln's visit to Massachusetts, S...
Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
![Genl. Ampudia treating for the capitulation of Monterey [sic], with Genl. Taylor, 24th Sept. 1846 / lith. & pub. by Sarony & Major, N.Y.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDIvZ2VubC1hbXB1ZGlhLXRyZWF0aW5nLWZvci10aGUtY2FwaXR1bGF0aW9uLW9mLW1vbnRlcmV5LXNpYy13aXRoLWdlbmwtdGF5bG9yLWM5N2YzNC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "Genl. Ampudia treating for the capitulation of Monterey [sic], with Genl. Taylor, 24th Sept. 1846 / lith. & pub. by Sarony & Major, N.Y.")
Genl. Ampudia treating for the capitulation of Monterey [sic], with Ge...
Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
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 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
Grand funeral pageant at New York July 23, 1850, in honor of the memor...
Print showing funeral procession for Zachary Taylor, with coffin on elaborately decorated wagon, seen through curtains, perhaps on a stage; eagle above bears banner, "I have endeavored to do my duty." 301 U.S. ... More
Major General Zachary Taylor / drawn by S. Wallin, from a late sketch ...
A full-length standing portrait of Mexican War hero Zachary Taylor. Although issued in 1847, this poster-sized woodcut was probably designed with the 1848 U.S. presidential campaign in mind. The Library also ha... More
The day after the fair - Public domain book illustration, Library of C...
A pro-Cass satire, predicting the Democratic nominee's victory over Whig Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren. After the "fair," or election, Lewis Cass appears at the window of the White Ho... More
Cock of the walk - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congres...
The title refers to Whig candidate Zachary Taylor as the probable victor in the 1848 presidential contest. Taylor is portrayed as a victorious fighting cock, standing over his dead opponent, another cock with t... More
Worrying the bull - Political cartoon, public domain image
In a ring a large bull, wearing a ribbon marked "The Rough & Ready" between its horns, faces five matadors. The bull represents Zachary Taylor, nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready." The matadors are prominent Whigs,... More
Death of Genl. Z. Taylor / lith. & pub. by N. Currier.
Taylor on his death bed, in the White House, July, 1850. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1615.
Zachary Taylor, major genl. of the U.S. Army / F. Michelin Lith. 111 N...
Print showing Zachary Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile. 124 U.S. Copyright Office. Facsimile signature "Z. Taylor" at head of title. Inscribed in ink: 124. Deposited in the Clerk's Office for... 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
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
On to the charge! Inscribed to the memory of Major Ringgold . . .
An illustrated sheet music cover for a song memorializing one of the first heroes of the Mexican War, Maj. Samuel Ringgold. Zachary Taylor's innovative gunnery commander was fatally wounded in May 1846 during t... More
Who says gas? Or the Democratic b-hoy
A pro-Democrat satire, pitting Democratic candidate Lewis Cass against Whig nominee Zachary Taylor in a bout for the presidency. Cass (center) is the obvious favorite. He wears the stovepipe hat, boots, bold pl... More
Knock'd into a cock'd hat - Public domain scan / print
Zachary Taylor's presidential nomination at the Whig national convention in Philadelphia on June 9, 1848, is represented as a severe blow to Lewis Cass, nominated by the Democrats a few weeks earlier. The extre... More
Grand set to between rough and ready and Genal. Gas
Zachary Taylor and Lewis Cass engage in a bout of fisticuffs in their battle for the presidency in 1848. Taylor, clearly getting the better of his opponent, seizes Cass by the lapels saying, "A little more gra... More
Battle of Buena Vista. Fought Feby. 23rd, 1847. In which the American ...
No. 452. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 432.
President (C)ass beginning operations, losing no time
Once again, Lewis Cass is attacked as a militaristic expansionist. (See "A War President," no. 1848-16.) His support during the 1846 Oregon boundary dispute of the expansionist 54 40' parallel and his War of 1... 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
![[Home of Zachary Taylor, "Springfield," Brownsboro Road]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjIvMDEvMDEvaG9tZS1vZi16YWNoYXJ5LXRheWxvci1zcHJpbmdmaWVsZC1icm93bnNib3JvLXJvYWQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Home of Zachary Taylor, \"Springfield,\" Brownsboro Road]")
[Home of Zachary Taylor, "Springfield," Brownsboro Road]
J257554 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Caufield & Shook, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Zachary Taylor. Major general U.S. Army / A. Hoffmann.
Print shows Zachary Taylor, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, wearing military uniform. 344 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed at bottom: For sale by H. Long & Brother 32 Ann St. N.Y. Entered according ... More
Town & country making another drive at the great question.--No go!!
A mild reproof of Zachary Taylor's evasion of the slavery question in the campaign of 1848. Although Taylor's views were widely broadcast in the form of published letters, his stand on the main issue--the Wilmo... More
Major-General Zachary Taylor--President of the United States / from an...
Zachary Taylor, full-length portrait, standing beside horse, facing front. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Zachary Taylor, half-length portrait, head in profile to the right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTcvemFjaGFyeS10YXlsb3ItaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtaGVhZC1pbi1wcm9maWxlLXRvLXRoZS1yaWdodC1mNGQwNzMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[Zachary Taylor, half-length portrait, head in profile to the right]")
[Zachary Taylor, half-length portrait, head in profile to the right]
Twelfth President of the United States; Commander in Mexican War, 1845-1846. Scratched on face of plate: 87 [superscribed over] Sil[as?]; Silas [illegible] Scratched on back of plate: 277. Hallmark: [4]OM? Faci... More
Major General Zachary Taylor by A. Hoffy, under the immediate superint...
Print shows Zachary Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, body turned slightly left with head in left profile, wearing military uniform. Includes additional testimony and signatures of the "undersigned officers"... More
Inauguration of General Taylor, March fourth, 1849 / W.W. Butt.
President Taylor delivering his inaugural speech, on the steps of the Capitol. "From recent daguereotypes [sic] by Plumbe". Illus. in: Brother Jonathan, p. 1. Ref. copy in PRES FILE - Taylor, Zachary Inauguration.
The Presidential fishing party of 1848
The cartoonist takes a dim view of all but Zachary Taylor's chances for the presidency in his commentary on the election campaign of 1848. The candidates fish from opposing banks of a river filled with fish bea... More
Major-General Zachary Taylor--President of the United States / from an...
Zachary Taylor, full-length portrait, standing beside horse, facing front. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Genl. Taylor, at the Battle of Buena Vista / lith. & pub. by Sarony & ...
Copyright by Sarony & Major. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"A little more grape Capt. Bragg"--General Taylor at the Battle of Bue...
Print shows General Zachary Taylor on horseback, in midst of battle, pointing his sword toward artillery and says to "Capt. Bragg", who is standing before him, "A little more grape." The artillery is directed t... 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
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
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
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
President Taylor and his cabinet / drawn on stone by Davignon & Hoffma...
Print showing President Taylor standing in front of his cabinet officers, seated from left, Reverdy Johnson, Attorney General, William M. Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury, William B. Preston, Secretary of th... More
Grand national Whig banner: press onward / lith. & pub. by N. Currier ...
Print shows a campaign banner for Whig Party candidates in the national election of 1848. The banner, promoting Zachary Taylor and his vice presidential running mate Millard Fillmore, is almost identical to Cur... More
![Genl. Ampudia treating for the capitulation of Monterey [sic], with Genl. Taylor, 24th Sept. 1846 / lith. & pub. by Sarony & Major, N.Y.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDIvZ2VubC1hbXB1ZGlhLXRyZWF0aW5nLWZvci10aGUtY2FwaXR1bGF0aW9uLW9mLW1vbnRlcmV5LXNpYy13aXRoLWdlbmwtdGF5bG9yLTMyOWFlNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "Genl. Ampudia treating for the capitulation of Monterey [sic], with Genl. Taylor, 24th Sept. 1846 / lith. & pub. by Sarony & Major, N.Y.")
Genl. Ampudia treating for the capitulation of Monterey [sic], with Ge...
Picryl description: Public domain image of armed forces, cavalry, infantry, 18th-19th century war, military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Genl. Taylor, at the Battle of Buena Vista / lith. & pub. by Sarony & ...
Copyright by Sarony & Major. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
For president of the people, Zachary Taylor
Print shows a campaign banner for Whig presidential candidate Zachary Taylor. Although Taylor was not formally nominated by the Whigs until June 1848 he had already begun to attract a following in 1846. Here a ... More
Rowing him up Salt River - Public domain book illustration, Library of...
The cartoonist is optimistic about the prospects of Whig presidential candidate Zachary Taylor, here shown rowing Democratic oppponent Lewis Cass up the river of political misfortune. Cass, seated in the stern,... More
"Misery acquaints a man with strange bed-fellows"
A satire on the unlikely alliance of rival editors Horace Greeley and James Watson Webb in support of Zachary Taylor for the presidency in 1848. Unlike Webb, one of Taylor's earliest and most enthusiastic New Y... More
Zachary Taylor, major genl. of the U.S. Army / F. Michelin Lith. 111 N...
Print showing Zachary Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile. 124 U.S. Copyright Office. Facsimile signature "Z. Taylor" at head of title. Inscribed in ink: 124. Deposited in the Clerk's Office for... More
"A little more grape Capt. Bragg"--General Taylor at the Battle of Bue...
Print shows General Zachary Taylor on horseback, in midst of battle, pointing his sword toward artillery and says to "Capt. Bragg", who is standing before him, "A little more grape." The artillery is directed t... More
![[Zachary Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Brady, N.Y.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvemFjaGFyeS10YXlsb3ItaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LWJyYWR5LW55LTJhMzM1MC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "[Zachary Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Brady, N.Y.")
[Zachary Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Brady, N....
Reproduction of a daguerreotype by Mathew Brady. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Zachary Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Brady, N.Y.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvemFjaGFyeS10YXlsb3ItaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LWJyYWR5LW55LTQwMmZkNC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Zachary Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Brady, N.Y.")
[Zachary Taylor, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Brady, N....
Reproduction of a daguerreotype by Mathew Brady. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rough & ready twist--Greene T. Pace, Danville, Virginia
Tobacco label, illustrated with equestrian portrait of Gen. Zachary Taylor on a Mexican War battlefield. Copyright by P.C. Van Schaick & Co.
Arrangements for Inauguration, March 5, 1849
[Arrangements for Inauguration], March 5, 1849. Forms part of Zachary Taylor papers, 1814-1931; for additional information, see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009193 Original document scanned in 1999-2000... More
Kurze lebensgeschichte des generals Z. Taylor
Cover-title. Caption title: Leben des generals Zacharias Taylor, volkskandidat für die nächste präsidentschaft. Illustrated cover-title. Also available in digital form.
Kurze lebensgeschichte des generals Z. Taylor
Cover-title. Caption title: Leben des generals Zacharias Taylor, volkskandidat für die nächste präsidentschaft. Illustrated cover-title. Also available in digital form.
Kurze lebensgeschichte des generals Z. Taylor
Cover-title. Caption title: Leben des generals Zacharias Taylor, volkskandidat für die nächste präsidentschaft. Illustrated cover-title. Also available in digital form.
