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The morning after the election--November 1856

The morning after the election--November 1856

The victorious James Buchanan sits under a trellis of grape vines, holding reports of election returns on his lap. He reflects, "What a happy morning for my country and myself. Here I find returns for myself & ... More

The political quadrille. Music by Dred Scott

The political quadrille. Music by Dred Scott

A general parody on the 1860 presidential contest, highlighting the impact of the Dred Scott decision on the race. That controversial decision, handed down in 1857 by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, ruled that ne... More

[J.C. Breckinridge, Senator from Kentucky, Thirty-fifth Congress, half-length portrait]

[J.C. Breckinridge, Senator from Kentucky, Thirty-fifth Congress, half...

Illus. in: McClees' gallery of photographic portraits of the senators, representatives & delegates of the thirty-fifth Congress... Washington: McClees & Beck, [1859], page 1. Each item includes subject's origin... More

The undecided political prize fight, Political Cartoon

The undecided political prize fight, Political Cartoon

A pro-Breckinridge satire on the 1860 presidential contest. Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln (right) and Democrat Stephen A. Douglas (left) appear as boxers squaring off in a ring before a small crowd of on... More

The national game. Three "outs" and one "run"

The national game. Three "outs" and one "run"

A pro-Lincoln satire, deposited for copyright weeks before the 1860 presidential election. The contest is portrayed as a baseball game in which Lincoln has defeated (left to right) John Bell, Stephen A. Douglas... More

The national game. Three "outs" and one "run"

The national game. Three "outs" and one "run"

A pro-Lincoln satire, deposited for copyright weeks before the 1860 presidential election. The contest is portrayed as a baseball game in which Lincoln has defeated (left to right) John Bell, Stephen A. Douglas... More

Democratic platform illustrated, Political Cartoon

Democratic platform illustrated, Political Cartoon

Another attack on the 1856 Democratic platform as pro-South and proslavery. The Buchanan-Breckenridge ticket is reviled on the basis of recent developments occurring during the outgoing Pierce administration. I... More

"Uncle Sam" making new arrangements, Political Cartoon

"Uncle Sam" making new arrangements, Political Cartoon

Probably issued late in the campaign, the print seems to express the growing confidence among Republicans in the election of their candidate Abraham Lincoln. It may also be that like "The National Game" (no. 18... More

The great Presidential race of 1856

The great Presidential race of 1856

An animated comic scene ridiculing the Democratic and American party candidates. In the foreground is a somewhat rickety wooden "Democratic Platform," into which presidential candidate James Buchanan has just r... More

"Jeff wants to get away", Confederate States of America.

"Jeff wants to get away", Confederate States of America.

An illustrated sheet music cover for an anti-Confederate comic song. Confederate president Jefferson Davis stands on a bale of cotton and asks John C. Breckinridge, former U.S. Vice President and fellow secess... More

Freedom's immortal triumph!  Finale of the Jeff Davis Die-nasty."  Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history

Freedom's immortal triumph! Finale of the Jeff Davis Die-nasty." Las...

A vindictive Northern fantasy on the aftermath of the Civil War. Confederate president Jefferson Davis, dressed in a hoopskirt or crinoline, hangs from a "Sour Apple Tree" at left, a Bowie knife in one hand and... More

Dividing the national map - Engraving, Public domain image

Dividing the national map - Engraving, Public domain image

A crude nonpartisan satire, parodying all four candidates in the 1860 presidential election. A map of the United States hung on a wall is being torn apart by three of the candidates. Lincoln (far left) and Do... More

"Uncle Sam" making new arrangements, Political Cartoon

"Uncle Sam" making new arrangements, Political Cartoon

Probably issued late in the campaign, the print seems to express the growing confidence among Republicans in the election of their candidate Abraham Lincoln. It may also be that like "The National Game" (no. 18... More

Political "blondins" crossing salt river, Political Cartoon

Political "blondins" crossing salt river, Political Cartoon

Print shows Abraham Lincoln balancing on a rail resting on a rock labeled "Abolition Rock" on the "North" shore of a "Salt River"; Lincoln is about to step onto the "South" shore, but Horace Greeley, labeled "T... More

John C. Breckenridge / E. Saintin, N.Y., 1860 ; from phot. by Brady ; E. Saintin, del.

John C. Breckenridge / E. Saintin, N.Y., 1860 ; from phot. by Brady ; ...

Print showing John C. Breckenridge, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. 977 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by M. Knoedler, in the clerks Office of the distri... More

Political "blondins" crossing salt river, Political Cartoon

Political "blondins" crossing salt river, Political Cartoon

Print shows Abraham Lincoln balancing on a rail resting on a rock labeled "Abolition Rock" on the "North" shore of a "Salt River"; Lincoln is about to step onto the "South" shore, but Horace Greeley, labeled "T... More

Dividing the national map - Public domain portrait engraving

Dividing the national map - Public domain portrait engraving

A crude nonpartisan satire, parodying all four candidates in the 1860 presidential election. A map of the United States hung on a wall is being torn apart by three of the candidates. Lincoln (far left) and Do... More

Dividing the national map - Public domain vintage map

Dividing the national map - Public domain vintage map

A crude nonpartisan satire, parodying all four candidates in the 1860 presidential election. A map of the United States hung on a wall is being torn apart by three of the candidates. Lincoln (far left) and Do... More

The national game. Three "outs" and one "run"

The national game. Three "outs" and one "run"

A pro-Lincoln satire, deposited for copyright weeks before the 1860 presidential election. The contest is portrayed as a baseball game in which Lincoln has defeated (left to right) John Bell, Stephen A. Douglas... More

Democratic platform illustrated, Political Cartoon

Democratic platform illustrated, Political Cartoon

Another attack on the 1856 Democratic platform as pro-South and proslavery. The Buchanan-Breckenridge ticket is reviled on the basis of recent developments occurring during the outgoing Pierce administration. I... More