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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
The downfall of Mother Bank - Public domain drawing
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
The political barbecue. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Andrew Jackson is roasted over the fires of "Public Opinion" by the figure of Justice in a cartoon relating to the controversy surrounding Jackson's removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United State... More
Explosion of Biddle & Cos. Congress water fount
A satire on the failure of the combined efforts of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Calhoun, and Nicholas Biddle to thwart Andrew Jackson's treasury policy. In 1833 Jackson ordered that federal deposits be remo... More
Democratic ticket. Stop Van!!! - Public domain book illustration
An illustrated election ticket for Martin Van Buren and Richard M. Johnson, listing Ohio Democratic electors for the presidential race of 1836. The ticket is illustrated with a small vignette of a man, possibl... 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
The globe man listening to Webster's speech, on the specie circular
A small, bust-length caricature of Washington "Globe" editor and Van Buren adviser Francis Preston Blair. The print was probably issued in the spring of 1838. In May of that year the Specie Circular, an extreme... More
Going up Salt River - Public domain book illustration, Library of Cong...
Political cartoons friendly to Van Buren were the rare exception during the 1840 campaign. Here the artist parodies the exploitation by Whig politicians of populist candidate William Henry Harrison. Martin Van ... More
Cutting down the hickory tree and disturbing the crow's nest
Figurative portrayal of Whig opposition to the independent treasury or subtreasury system conceived by Jackson and implemented by Van Buren and the Democrats. In a large tree is a nest labeled "Sub Treasury" i... More
The fox chace. Book illustration from Library of Congress
The artist's portrayal of Harrison's rout of Van Buren reflects strong Whig confidence late in the presidential campaign of 1840. Van Buren is shown as a fox, with a bird (an albatross?) labeled "Treasury" aro... More
Death of Harrison, April 4 A.D. 1841
William Henry Harrison on his deathbed with Rev. Hawley, a physician, niece, and nephew in attendance, as well as Thomas Ewing, Secretary of Treasury, Daniel Webster, Secretary of State, and Francis Granger (wa... More
Death of Harrison, April 4 A.D. 1841
William Henry Harrison on his deathbed with Rev. Hawley, a physician, niece, and nephew in attendance, as well as Thomas Ewing, Secretary of Treasury, Daniel Webster, Secretary of State, and Francis Granger (wa... More
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
The whale that swallowed Jonah - Public domain book illustration, Libr...
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
Tyrants prostrate liberty triumphant, Political Cartoon
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
Treeing coons - Political cartoon, public domain image
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
Fight between the Kentucky coon & the Tennessee alligator
A woodland fantasy satirizing the prominent figures of the 1844 election campaign. The artist again favors Whig candidate Henry Clay, the "Kentucky Coon," who is shown overwhelming Democrat James K. Polk, the ... More
Cleansing the Augean stable - Public domain book scan / drawing
A pro-Whig satire, envisioning the cleansing of the "Augean Stable" of government corruption by presidential candidate Henry Clay and other Whigs. The title derives from one of the twelve mythical labors of Her... More
Footrace, Pennsylvania Avenue. Stakes $25,000, Political Cartoon
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
Matty taking his second bath in Salt River
A satire published before the Democratic convention, predicting would-be presidential nominee Martin Van Buren's second "bath in Salt River" (the first one being his unsuccessful bid for reelection in 1840). O... More
Weighed & found wanting, or the effects of a summer's ramble
Possibly by Henry Dacre. Printed & published by H.R. Robinson, no. 52 Cortlandt St. N.Y. Signed in plate: HD. Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Lib... 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
Political Jesuitism--or interest versus principle
A virulent attack on Vice-President George M. Dallas, charging the former Pennsylvania attorney and senator with duplicity in his stand on the tariff of 1846. "Jesuitism" was a strong contemporary term for dece... More
The organ kicked out - Public domain book illustration, Library of Con...
The Senate's February 1847 resolution barring reporters and editors of the "Washington Union" from the Senate floor and gallery was the basis for the artist's demeaning portrayal of the newspaper's powerful edi... More
The fox hunt. Book illustration from Library of Congress
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
The assassination of the Sage of Ashland
The artist conveys some of the profound disappointment and anger among Henry Clay's many supporters at the nomination of Zachary Taylor at the June 1848 Whig convention in Philadelphia. The convention's act was... More
Worrying the bull - Political cartoon, public domain image
In a ring a large bull, wearing a ribbon marked "The Rough & Ready" between its horns, faces five matadors. The bull represents Zachary Taylor, nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready." The matadors are prominent Whigs,... More
Daniel Webster, half-length studio portrait, facing slightly right, we...
Inscribed in pencil on mount: After a daguerreotype of 1843. (DLC/PP-1999:126). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.
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
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
Daniel Webster / painted by Chester Harding ; engraved by J. Andrews &...
Print showing Daniel Webster, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left. 73 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1851 by Chester Harding in the Clerk's Office of t... More
The apotheosis - Drawing. Public domain image.
The print is a fragment of a larger lithograph entitled "Invasion of Cuba," composed of two panels, applauding American "filibustering" expeditions to liberate Cuba from Spain. (See also "The Great Naval Blocka... More
Daniel Webster / painted by Chester Harding ; engraved by J. Andrews &...
Print showing Daniel Webster, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1851 by Chester Harding in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massa... 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
Two candidates at the door of nomination
A satire on the competition between Daniel Webster and Winfield Scott for the 1852 Whig nomination for the presidency. In the drawing, the candidates stand on opposite sides of a door, Scott on the left and Web... 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
A big blue bottle fly in the web
Another swipe at Whig candidate Winfield Scott's manipulation by antislavery Whigs Seward and Greeley. Here, Scott is a fly caught in a large web, spun by spiders Greeley (left) and Seward (right). Scott excl... More
Dan the fisherman overhauled by British cruisers
A humorous but favorable portrayal of secretary of state Daniel Webster's assertive role in the dispute over American fishing rights in Canadian waters. (See also Edward W. Clay's "John Bull's Fish Monopoly, n... More
A piercing piece of loco foco hocus pocus
The title plays on Franklin Pierce's last name, at the expense of Whig presidential hopefuls Millard Fillmore, Winfield Scott, and Daniel Webster. The print was probably published shortly after the June 1852 Wh... More
Daniel Webster - Print, Library of Congress collection
General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Category designation on original folder: Portraits... More
Why dont you take it?, Confederate States of America.
In February 1861 Washington was alarmed by rumors that secessionists planned to seize the city and make it the capital of the Confederacy. The print may have been produced in that context, or during Lincoln's c... More
Danl Webster, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Daniel Webster, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval, surrounded by patriotic motif including scenes from his life.
Daniel Webster, from a daguerreotype / TJ ; engraved by T. Johnson.
Print shows Daniel Webster, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, wearing top hat. Includes facsimile signature. Signed "TJ" on plate. Photoengraving of engraving by T. Johnson after a daguerreot... More
Webster statue and Majestic Hotel from Central Park, N.Y
6179B U.S. Copyright Office No. 198. Public domain photograph of New York, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Daniel Webster - Print, Library of Congress collection
General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Rosenthal, Max, copyright claimant. Campbell, Will... More
Daniel Webster - Print, Library of Congress collection
44643 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Houghton, E.T., copyr... More
Daniel Webster Statue, State House grounds, Boston, Massachusetts.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a statue, monument, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Daniel Webster statue, Concord, N.H
"4412" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070407. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Daniel Webster statue, Concord, N.H.
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Daniel Webster Statue, State House grounds, Boston, Massachusetts
"1734" and "Detroit Photographic Co." on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 017084. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Massachusetts. Ave., west from Scott Circle showing homes of many dist...
Stereograph showing the equestrian statue of Winfield Scott in the center of the traffic circle in Scott Circle and the Daniel Webster memorial on the periphery of the circle. The top peaks of several houses ca... More
Daniel Webster - Print, Library of Congress collection
F43258 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title devised by Library staff or Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Doll & Richards ... More
Daniel Webster House, occupied by him 1803-1817, Portsmouth, N.H
"3762" on negative. "Hoitts Employment Office" on building. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019861. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Meserve-Webster House, Portsmouth, N.H.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Meserve-Webster House, Portsmouth, N.H
Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019863. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Daniel Webster House, occupied by him 1803-1817, Portsmouth, N.H.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Home of Danl. Webster 17th & H., Washington, D.C.. Said to have been l...
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National P... More
Webster Law building, home of Danl. Webster, 6th & La. Ave., Washingto...
Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National P... More
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Webster Law building, home of Danl. Webster, 6th & La. Ave., [Washingt...
Public domain historic photograph of Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Home of Danl. Webster 17th & H., [Washington, D.C.]. Said to have been...
Public domain historic photograph of Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Daniel Webster, Secretary of State, engraving, Library of Congress
Print shows Daniel Webster, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front; includes a facsimile signature. Signed and dated on stone. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Forms part of: Popular g... More
Death of Harrison, April 4 A.D. 1841
William Henry Harrison on his deathbed with Rev. Hawley, a physician, niece, and nephew in attendance, as well as Thomas Ewing, Secretary of Treasury, Daniel Webster, Secretary of State, and Francis Granger (wa... More
Horace Mann's letters on the extension of slavery into California and ...
Caption title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Daniel Webster's notes for his speech to the United States Senate favo...
Reproduction number: A82 (color slide); LC-MSS-44925-2 (B&W negative) Daniel Webster (1782-1852), United States senator from Massachusetts, rose on 7 March 1850 to support a complex series of statutes introduce... More
Elegy written in a country church-yard
Memorial edition dedicated to Daniel Webster. "Daniel Webster": p. 1-4. "Additional stanzas [of the Elegy] By James D. Knowles": p. [1]-[2] at end. "The great are falling from us. By T. Buchanan Read": p. [3] a... More
Horace Mann's letters on the extension of slavery into California and ...
Caption title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Daniel Webster's notes for his speech to the United States Senate favo...
Reproduction number: A82 (color slide); LC-MSS-44925-2 (B&W negative) Daniel Webster (1782-1852), United States senator from Massachusetts, rose on 7 March 1850 to support a complex series of statutes introduce... More
Elegy written in a country church-yard
Memorial edition dedicated to Daniel Webster. "Daniel Webster": p. 1-4. "Additional stanzas [of the Elegy] By James D. Knowles": p. [1]-[2] at end. "The great are falling from us. By T. Buchanan Read": p. [3] a... More
Horace Mann's letters on the extension of slavery into California and ...
Caption title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Elegy written in a country church-yard
Memorial edition dedicated to Daniel Webster. "Daniel Webster": p. 1-4. "Additional stanzas [of the Elegy] By James D. Knowles": p. [1]-[2] at end. "The great are falling from us. By T. Buchanan Read": p. [3] a... More
Horace Mann's letters on the extension of slavery into California and ...
Caption title. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Elegy written in a country church-yard
Memorial edition dedicated to Daniel Webster. "Daniel Webster": p. 1-4. "Additional stanzas [of the Elegy] By James D. Knowles": p. [1]-[2] at end. "The great are falling from us. By T. Buchanan Read": p. [3] a... More
