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.
Called to account
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
A peep at the future
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
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
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
Footrace, Pennsylvania Avenue. Stakes $25,000
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
Polk & Co. Going up Salt River
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 two bridges
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
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
Texas coming in
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
Political cock fighters
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
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. Title from item. Conningham no. 2614. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / comp... more
Funeral obsequies of free-trade
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
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
Battle of Churrubusco
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
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
The Democratic funeral of 1848
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
The fox hunt
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
Political guillotine
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
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
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[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 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]
Title devised by Library staff. Photograph is reproduction of portrait print. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.
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Presidents of the United States, [Bouclet & Feusier portraits of the P...
Portrays 16 Presidents.
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[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. Title from item. 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
Burial place of James K. Polk, Nashville Tenn.
H114249 U.S. Copyright Office.
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
Photographer's Mate 1ST Class/Diver Slater videotapes a member of a Na...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHANTOM STRIKER Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) D.M. Tilton Release Status: Released to Public ... more
A member of a Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team removes equipment from ext...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHANTOM STRIKER Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) D.M. Tilton Release Status: Released to Public ... more
Photographer's Mate 1ST Class/Diver Slater videotapes a member of a Na...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHANTOM STRIKER Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) D. M. Tilton Release Status: Released to Public... more
Close in view of the sail and dry deck shelter (DDS) of the nuclear-po...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port Everglades State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: Released to P... more
James K. Polk
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Baillie.
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
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. Title from item. Entered according to act of C... more
James K. Polk
483 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Endicott
James K. Polk
220 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Duval, P.S.
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
James K. Polk. Freedom's champion
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.
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
Pilgrims' progress
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
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
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[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
![[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
![[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 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
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3409
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. Title from item. Copyright by N. Currier. Currier & Ives : a catalogu... more
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. Title from item. Copyright by N. Currier. Currier & Ives : a catalogu... more
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[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the...
President of the United States, 1845-1849.
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[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the...
President of the United States, 1845-1849.
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[James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the...
President of the United States, 1845-1849.
![[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.
Polk in his extremity
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
James K. Polk, President of the United States / From life on stone by ...
Print shows James K. Polk, half-length portrait, facing front. Title from item. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).