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[Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left]

Democratic Congressman from Illinois, 1843-1847; Senator, 1847-1861. Hallmark: J ROUSSEAU & CO. Written on back of plate: Douglas Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978, More

[Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left]

Democratic Congressman from Illinois, 1843-1847; Senator, 1847-1861. Produced possibly by Mathew Brady's studio in New York or Washington; or Alexander Hesler, Chicago. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington More

Terrible rout & total destruction of the Whig Party. In Salt River

The 1852 Democratic victory under the standard of Franklin Pierce is foreseen as a debacle for the Whig party, led by Winfield Scott. Pierce (center) sits on his horse, holding aloft a banner bearing his and ru More

Soliciting a vote - Political cartoon, public domain image

A cynical view of party competition for the working man's vote in the presidential campaign of 1852. In a polling place, four candidates struggle to force their own election ticket on a short, uncouth-looking c More

Position of the Democratic Party in 1852. "Freemen of America, how long will you be ledd by such leaders"

A crudely drawn satire bitterly attacking Democratic presidential candidate Franklin Pierce and appealing to the "Freemen of America." The print, possibly executed by a free black, criticizes the Democrats' pla More

Capability and availability - Political cartoon, public domain image

Sharply critical of both the Democratic and Whig choice of presidential candidates in 1852, the artist laments the nomination of two soldiers, Winfield Scott (center) and Franklin Pierce (far right), in prefere More

Loco Foco candidates travelling, on the canel system

Several prospective Democratic presidential candidates travel along a canal in the "Salt River Barge," named after the proverbial river of political defeat. The passengers are (left to right): Lewis Cass, secre More

Letting the last "Democratic drop", Political Cartoon

The only obvious portrait in this crudely drawn satire is that of Republican candidate John C. Fremont (right). An emaciated man (center) sits in a chair near an open window. He is apparently James Buchanan, a More

Forcing slavery down the throat of a freesoiler

The artist lays on the Democrats the major blame for violence perpetrated against antislavery settlers in Kansas in the wake of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Here a bearded "freesoiler" has been bound to the "Democr More

Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas--in the hands of the "border ruffians"

A bitter indictment of the Democratic administration's responsibility for violence and bloodshed in Kansas in the wake of the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act. (See also "Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a Freesoiler More

[Stephen A. Douglas, Senator from Illinois, Thirty-fifth Congress, half-length portrait]

Illus. in: McClees' gallery of photographic portraits of the senators, representatives & delegates of the thirty-fifth Congress... Washington: McClees & Beck, [1859], page 252. Each item includes subject's orig More

Our political snake-charmer. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

British political cartoon shows Stephen Douglas with snakes labeled with the political positions: Old Line (Whig), American, So. American, Anti-Lecompton, Democrat, and Republican. Stephens says, "You perceive, More

[Stephen A. Douglas, full-length portrait, facing front]

Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Bust of Stephen Douglas over Northern Democratic Party's presidential campaign shield]

Printed envelope. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Emblems; Douglas, Stephen A.; Politics Pres. Campaigns; Politics Parties.

Stephen A. Douglas, bust portrait, facing front

H11817 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted 1877 by Strobridge & Co., Cincinnati. Copyright stamp, date, and number appear on verso. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

A democratic indignation meeting / after a sketch by our special artist in Elysium ; Keppler.

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

GEN. Gordon R. Sullivan, Army CHIEF of STAFF, shakes hands with MAJ. GEN. Stephen Arnold, Commander, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), FT Drum, NY, after arriving at the airport

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Daniel Hart Release Status: Released to Publ More

Senator Stephen A. Douglas E. Anthony, 501 Broadway, N.Y

Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: Margaret & Cary J. Delery, The Historical Shop, Metairie, Louisiana, June 2016. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collectio More