henry clay

Henry Clay, portrait print

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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

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

The whale that swallowed Jonah

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

Henry Clay Lafosse2

Portrait of Henry Clay

Congressional scales. A true balance

A satire on President Zachary Taylor's attempts to balance Southern and Northern interests on the question of slavery in 1850. Taylor stands atop a pair of scales, with a weight in each hand; the weight on the ... More

The United States Senate, A.D. 1850 / drawn by P.F. Rothermel ; engrav...

Print shows 1. Senator Henry Clay speaking about the Compromise of 1850 in the Old Senate Chamber. Among those shown are 2. Daniel Webster, 3. Thomas H. Benton, 4. Lewis Cass, 5. William H. Seward, 6. Millard F... More

Henry Clay

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[Richmond, Va. Henry Clay memorial on the Capitol grounds]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

The great American steeple chase for 1844

An imaginative and elaborate parody on the upcoming 1844 presidential campaign. The artist favors Whig nominee-apparent Henry Clay and is highly critical of incumbent John Tyler. The "chase" for the presidency ... More

Henry Clay c1850s

Henry Clay, sixth-plate, a daguerreotype of a daguerreotype.

The presidential sweepstakes of 1844. Preparing to start

Again, the race motif is used to parody election-year rivalries. (See "Footrace, Pensylvania Avenue," no. 1844-41). Here the artist portrays the candidates as horses, lining up before a stand from which several... More

The United States Senate, A.D. 1850 / drawn by P. F. Rothermel ; engra...

Print shows Senator Henry Clay speaking about the Compromise of 1850 in the Old Senate Chamber. Daniel Webster is seated to the left of Clay and John C. Calhoun to the left of the Speaker's chair.

Grand National Whig banner. "Onward"

A Whig election banner almost identical to Currier's "Grand, National, Democratic Banner" (no. 1844-13). Currier is known to have produced at least three Whig banners for the 1844 election. This example feature... More

Troubled treasures. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A crudely drawn anti-Jackson satire, applauding Henry Clay's orchestration of Congressional resistance to the President's plan to withdraw Treasury funds from the Bank of the United States. The print also attac... 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

Scene in Uncle Sam's Senate. 17th April 1850

A somewhat tongue-in-cheek dramatization of the moment during the heated debate in the Senate over the admission of California as a free state when Mississippi senator Henry S. Foote drew a pistol on Thomas Har... More

The blessings of liberty or how to "hook" a "gentleman of color"

A diverse group of abolitionists try to drag an unwilling black man toward the left with a large gaff hook. Holding the hook are (left to right) an old hag, a Quaker man, and two other homely men. The hag dec... More

[Portrait of Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Times Square, New York, N.Y., ca. J...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (L... More

[Portrait of Art Hodes, Kaiser Marshall, Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Sandy W...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (L... More

Henry Clay

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1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kentucky (KY) - Fayette County...

Enumeration District Maps for Fayette County, Kentucky

[Portrait of Kaiser Marshall, Art Hodes, Sandy Williams, Cecil (Xavier...

Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/g... More

All on hobbies, gee up, gee ho!

The major figures in American national politics in 1838 are gently satirized, each characterized as riding a favorite issue or "hobbyhorse." At the lead (far left) is President Martin Van Buren, riding a horse ... More

Henry Clay close up crop

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Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 5, Indiana, Ar...

Includes narratives by Adah Isabelle Suggs, Adeline Rose Lennox, Alex Woodson, Amanda Elizabeth Samuels, America Morgan, Amy Elizabeth Patterson, Anderson Whitted, Angie Boyce, Barney Stone, Belle Butler, Betty... More

Henry Clay / painted by J.W. Dodge, 1843 ; engd. on steel by H.S. Sadd...

Print showing Henry Clay, full-length portrait, sitting under tree, facing front, with dog at his feet. Includes facsimile signature and a remarque with view of Ashland, home of Henry Clay.

The doctors puzzled or the desparate case of Mother U.S. Bank

A satire directed against the United States Bank, showing the impact of Jackson's September 1833 order for the withdrawal of federal funds from the Bank and their distribution among state banks. In a bedchamber... More

.00001 the value of a unit with four cyphers going before it

A satire on dissension and political intrigue within Andrew Jackson's administration, surrounding the Spring 1831 resignations of several members of his Cabinet. In the center Jackson sits in a collapsing chair... More

Andrew resolute Uncle Sam's faithful teamster, taking the produce of t...

The artist supports Andrew Jackson's decision to withdraw federal funds from the Bank of the United States and distribute them among various state banks. Henry Clay and Bank president Nicholas Biddle's efforts... More

John C. Calhoun's speech to the United States Senate against the Compr...

Reproduction number: A20 (color slide; page 1) The famous South Carolinian John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) made his last Senate speech during the course of the great debate over the Compromise of 1850, a complicate... More

Message of President John Quincy Adams nominating his cabinet and othe...

Henry Clay 1848

Henry Clay

A foot-race

A figurative portrayal of the presidential race of 1824. A crowd of cheering citizens watch as candidates (left to right) John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson stride toward the finish. Henry... More

Grand match between the Kinderhook poney and the Ohio ploughman

A satire on the presidential contest of 1836, using the metaphor of a billiards game between Whig candidate William Henry Harrison (left) and Democrat Martin Van Buren. The artist is clearly on the side of Harr... 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

Death of Lieut. Col. Henry Clay Jr.: Of the second regiment Kewntucky ...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1622.

Political guillotine. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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

"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

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

A foot-race

A figurative portrayal of the presidential race of 1824. A crowd of cheering citizens watch as candidates (left to right) John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson stride toward the finish. Henry... More

The downfall of Mother Bank

A pro-Jackson satire applauding the President's September 1833 order for the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States. The combined opposition to this move from Bank president Nicholas Bid... More

Set to between Old Hickory and Bully Nick

Satire on the public conflict between Andrew Jackson and Nicholas Biddle over the future of the Bank of the United States, and the former's campaign to destroy it. The print is sympathetic to Jackson, portrayi... More

Mr. Clay taking a new view of the Texas question

Illustration shows Henry Clay, dressed in doublet and breast plate with a brace of pistols at his waist, holding a carving knife and fork, at an open door in which a tiny "Mexican" cowers on a shelf. Below the ... More

Symptoms of a locked jaw. Plain sewing done here

The caricature reflects the bitter antagonism between Kentucky senator Henry Clay and President Andrew Jackson, during the protracted battle over the future of the Bank of the United States from 1832 through 18... More

Illustrations of the adventures of the renowned Don Quixote & his doug...

A burlesque history of the Jackson administration, with particular reference to his campaign to destroy the Bank of the United States. The narrative, in a series of twelve episodes, is based on Cervantes's "Don... More

Henry Clay, Senator from Kentucky

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Henry Clay / painted by J.W. Dodge 1843 ; engd. on steel by H.S. Sadd,...

Print showing Henry Clay, full-length portrait, sitting under tree, facing front, with dog at his feet. Includes facsimile signature and a remarque with view of Ashland, home of Henry Clay. Entered according t... More

Sold for want of use

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

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Henry Clay, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigar...

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Henry Clay Monument, Richmond, Va.

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[Portrait of Kaiser Marshall, Art Hodes, Sandy Williams, Cecil (Xavier...

Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/g... More

Henry Clay, portrait print

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Henry Clay, portrait print

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O Henry Clay, a round

pgs missing at end 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: Cop... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Political and military advice; with copy of letter from Peter B. Porter to Henry Clay, January 28, 1841

Intimate letters of Carl Schurz, 1841-1869

This is a collection of personal letters written by the eminent German-American statesman, Carl Schurz (1829-1906), to his immediate family and close friends. Schurz maintained a legal residence in Watertown, W... More

Retained copy of letter, James K. Polk to the Committee of the Democra...

Reproduction number: A72 (color slide; page 1); A73 (color slide; page 2) James K. Polk (1795-1849), the first "dark horse" candidate for the presidency, became the nominee of the Democratic Party at its nation... More

Intimate letters of Carl Schurz, 1841-1869

This is a collection of personal letters written by the eminent German-American statesman, Carl Schurz (1829-1906), to his immediate family and close friends. Schurz maintained a legal residence in Watertown, W... More

Clear the way for Henry Clay - early American

For high voice and piano. Caption title. "Gift, Miss Mary Perry Brown, June 19, 1917"--Back cover, stamped in ink. Staff notation. (language)

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Disciple of Henry Clay says time for compromise has passed

Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 5, Indiana, Ar...

Includes narratives by Adah Isabelle Suggs, Adeline Rose Lennox, Alex Woodson, Amanda Elizabeth Samuels, America Morgan, Amy Elizabeth Patterson, Anderson Whitted, Angie Boyce, Barney Stone, Belle Butler, Betty... More

Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 5, Indiana, Ar...

Includes narratives by Adah Isabelle Suggs, Adeline Rose Lennox, Alex Woodson, Amanda Elizabeth Samuels, America Morgan, Amy Elizabeth Patterson, Anderson Whitted, Angie Boyce, Barney Stone, Belle Butler, Betty... More

An address of Henry Clay, to the public, containing certain testimony ...

Also available in digital form.

[Andrew Jackson ; Daniel Webster ; Henry Clay.]

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"Letter to Henry Clay," North Star

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Political and military advice; with copy of letter from Peter B. Porter to Henry Clay, January 28, 1841

Letter of Gerrit Smith, to Hon. Henry Clay

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy has inscription in pencil on verso of t.p.: 110490 08. LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 15740. Source: Source unknown.

Intimate letters of Carl Schurz, 1841-1869

This is a collection of personal letters written by the eminent German-American statesman, Carl Schurz (1829-1906), to his immediate family and close friends. Schurz maintained a legal residence in Watertown, W... More

The southern platform: or, Manual of southern sentiment on the subject...

A collection of the writings of the most eminent southern statesmen of the Revolutionary War period, designed to show that such men as Washington, Jefferson, Henry Clay, etc., abhorred slavery even though many ... More

Letter of Gerrit Smith, to Hon. Henry Clay

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy has inscription in pencil on verso of t.p.: 110490 08. LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 15740. Source: Source unknown.

Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 5, Indiana, Ar...

Includes narratives by Adah Isabelle Suggs, Adeline Rose Lennox, Alex Woodson, Amanda Elizabeth Samuels, America Morgan, Amy Elizabeth Patterson, Anderson Whitted, Angie Boyce, Barney Stone, Belle Butler, Betty... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 5, Indiana, Ar...

Includes narratives by Adah Isabelle Suggs, Adeline Rose Lennox, Alex Woodson, Amanda Elizabeth Samuels, America Morgan, Amy Elizabeth Patterson, Anderson Whitted, Angie Boyce, Barney Stone, Belle Butler, Betty... More

Letter of Gerrit Smith, to Hon. Henry Clay

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy has inscription in pencil on verso of t.p.: 110490 08. LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 15740. Source: Source unknown.

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Letter of Gerrit Smith, to Hon. Henry Clay

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy has inscription in pencil on verso of t.p.: 110490 08. LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 15740. Source: Source unknown.

The southern platform: or, Manual of southern sentiment on the subject...

A collection of the writings of the most eminent southern statesmen of the Revolutionary War period, designed to show that such men as Washington, Jefferson, Henry Clay, etc., abhorred slavery even though many ... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Letter of Gerrit Smith, to Hon. Henry Clay

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy has inscription in pencil on verso of t.p.: 110490 08. LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 15740. Source: Source unknown.

An address of Henry Clay, to the public, containing certain testimony ...

Also available in digital form.

The southern platform: or, Manual of southern sentiment on the subject...

A collection of the writings of the most eminent southern statesmen of the Revolutionary War period, designed to show that such men as Washington, Jefferson, Henry Clay, etc., abhorred slavery even though many ... More

Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 5, Indiana, Ar...

Includes narratives by Adah Isabelle Suggs, Adeline Rose Lennox, Alex Woodson, Amanda Elizabeth Samuels, America Morgan, Amy Elizabeth Patterson, Anderson Whitted, Angie Boyce, Barney Stone, Belle Butler, Betty... More

An address of Henry Clay, to the public, containing certain testimony ...

Also available in digital form.

Intimate letters of Carl Schurz, 1841-1869

This is a collection of personal letters written by the eminent German-American statesman, Carl Schurz (1829-1906), to his immediate family and close friends. Schurz maintained a legal residence in Watertown, W... More

Letter of Gerrit Smith, to Hon. Henry Clay

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy has inscription in pencil on verso of t.p.: 110490 08. LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 15740. Source: Source unknown.

Letter of Gerrit Smith, to Hon. Henry Clay

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy has inscription in pencil on verso of t.p.: 110490 08. LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 15740. Source: Source unknown.

Intimate letters of Carl Schurz, 1841-1869

This is a collection of personal letters written by the eminent German-American statesman, Carl Schurz (1829-1906), to his immediate family and close friends. Schurz maintained a legal residence in Watertown, W... More

Letter of Gerrit Smith, to Hon. Henry Clay

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy has inscription in pencil on verso of t.p.: 110490 08. LC copy formerly part of YA Collection: YA 15740. Source: Source unknown.

Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 5, Indiana, Ar...

Includes narratives by Adah Isabelle Suggs, Adeline Rose Lennox, Alex Woodson, Amanda Elizabeth Samuels, America Morgan, Amy Elizabeth Patterson, Anderson Whitted, Angie Boyce, Barney Stone, Belle Butler, Betty... More

Intimate letters of Carl Schurz, 1841-1869

This is a collection of personal letters written by the eminent German-American statesman, Carl Schurz (1829-1906), to his immediate family and close friends. Schurz maintained a legal residence in Watertown, W... More

An address of Henry Clay, to the public, containing certain testimony ...

Also available in digital form.

The southern platform: or, Manual of southern sentiment on the subject...

A collection of the writings of the most eminent southern statesmen of the Revolutionary War period, designed to show that such men as Washington, Jefferson, Henry Clay, etc., abhorred slavery even though many ... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More

Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 5, Indiana, Ar...

Includes narratives by Adah Isabelle Suggs, Adeline Rose Lennox, Alex Woodson, Amanda Elizabeth Samuels, America Morgan, Amy Elizabeth Patterson, Anderson Whitted, Angie Boyce, Barney Stone, Belle Butler, Betty... More

The southern platform: or, Manual of southern sentiment on the subject...

A collection of the writings of the most eminent southern statesmen of the Revolutionary War period, designed to show that such men as Washington, Jefferson, Henry Clay, etc., abhorred slavery even though many ... More

Intimate letters of Carl Schurz, 1841-1869

This is a collection of personal letters written by the eminent German-American statesman, Carl Schurz (1829-1906), to his immediate family and close friends. Schurz maintained a legal residence in Watertown, W... More

Fort Hill, Clemson University Campus, Clemson, Pickens County, SC

Significance: Fort Hill was the home of the nineteenth-century statesman John C. Calhoun and his son-in-law Thomas Green Clemson, the founder of Clemson University. The house began in 1803 as a small, two-story... More