[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
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
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 lon...
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
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
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
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
[Stephen A. Douglas, Senator from Illinois, Thirty-fifth Congress, hal...
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
[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...
Printed envelope. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Emblems; Douglas, Stephen A.; Politics Pres. Campaigns; Politics Parties.
Our political snake-charmer. 19th century, Library of Congress collect...
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, 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 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
GEN. Gordon R. Sullivan, Army CHIEF of STAFF, shakes hands with MAJ. G...
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
Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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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
Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
Caption title. Also available in digital form. LAC brd 2019-04-15 no edits (1 card)
Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Political record of Stephen A. Douglas on the slavery question
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Birth-place of Honorable Stephen A. Douglass, Brandon, Vermont / Lith....
Print showing house with people talking in its fenced yard. 567 Clerks Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. Notation: "Deposition Clerk's Office Southern Dist. New York Sept. 12,... More
Birth-place of Honorable Stephen A. Douglass, Brandon, Vermont / Lith....
Print showing house with people talking in its fenced yard. 567 Clerks Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. Notation: "Deposition Clerk's Office Southern Dist. New York Sept. 12,... More
Winslow Homer - Argument of the chivalry
A dramatic portrayal, clearly biased toward the northern point of view, of an incident in Congress which inflamed sectional passions in 1856. The artist recreates the May 22 attack and severe beating of Massach... More
Winslow Homer - Argument of the chivalry
A dramatic portrayal, clearly biased toward the northern point of view, of an incident in Congress which inflamed sectional passions in 1856. The artist recreates the May 22 attack and severe beating of Massach... More
El Pequeño Gigante cigarros, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Advertisement label showing head and shoulders portrait of Stephen Douglas. Copyright by B.F. Wilson.
El Pequeño Gigante cigarros, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Advertisement label showing head and shoulders portrait of Stephen Douglas. Copyright by B.F. Wilson.
El Pequeño Gigante cigarros, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Advertisement label showing head and shoulders portrait of Stephen Douglas. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
El Pequeño Gigante cigarros, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Advertisement label showing head and shoulders portrait of Stephen Douglas. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Lincoln & Douglas in a presidential footrace]. No. 1, 1860
Rival presidential nominees Lincoln and Douglas are matched in a footrace, in which Lincoln's long stride is a clear advantage. Both sprint down a path toward the U.S. Capitol, which appears in the background r... More
[Lincoln & Douglas in a presidential footrace]. No. 1, 1860
Rival presidential nominees Lincoln and Douglas are matched in a footrace, in which Lincoln's long stride is a clear advantage. Both sprint down a path toward the U.S. Capitol, which appears in the background r... More
"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
"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
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
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
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"
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"
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