![[Senate Members Room. Detail of cherub carving on mantel. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDkvc2VuYXRlLW1lbWJlcnMtcm9vbS1kZXRhaWwtb2YtY2hlcnViLWNhcnZpbmctb24tbWFudGVsLWxpYnJhcnktb2YtY29uZ3Jlc3MtODZmMjMwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/106/webp "[Senate Members Room. Detail of cherub carving on mantel. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Senate Members Room. Detail of cherub carving on mantel. Library of C...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Photograph of Senator Charles W. Fairbanks
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Prince, George.
H.D.S. Dickinson. U.S. Senator - Public domain graphic arts, Library o...
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Mr. Lincoln. Residence and horse. In Springfield, Illinois, as they ap...
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Senate Chamber. Hall of the House of Representatives / W.I Stone sc. W...
Print shows an interior view of the Senate and the House of Representatives chambers showing a numbered seating arrangement (key to the Senate chamber seating is filed with print). Printed at bottom: Engraved ... More
![North west [i.e., east] view from 3rd story of Mrs. Davis boarding house](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDkvbm9ydGgtd2VzdC1pZS1lYXN0LXZpZXctZnJvbS0zcmQtc3Rvcnktb2YtbXJzLWRhdmlzLWJvYXJkaW5nLWhvdXNlLTg4MmRiMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "North west [i.e., east] view from 3rd story of Mrs. Davis boarding house")
North west [i.e., east] view from 3rd story of Mrs. Davis boarding hou...
Drawing shows a bird's-eye view of the eastern façade of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., from the north-east, showing the plaza in front of the building, the Senate wing, the north end terrace, and dome; ... 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
The people putting responsibility to the test or the downfall of the k...
A prediction of dire consequences to follow from Jackson's withdrawal of federal funds from the Bank of the United States, initiated late in 1833. The artist is harshly critical of Jackson's move to distribute... More
H. Hubbard, senator from New Hampshire from life on stone by Chas. Fen...
Print shows Henry Hubbard, half-length portrait, facing slightly right; includes a facsimile signature. Signed on stone. Stamped on verso: 43309. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library... More
H. Hubbard, senator from New Hampshire from life on stone by Chas. Fen...
Print shows Henry Hubbard, half-length portrait, facing slightly right; includes a facsimile signature. Signed on stone. Stamped on verso: 43309. Stamped on verso: L.C. Division of Prints. Forms part of: Popul... More
Garret D. Wall, senator from New Jersey from life on stone by Chas. Fe...
Print shows Garret D. Wall, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front; includes a facsimile signature. Stamped on verso: 43309. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
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
Plan of the Senate chamber of the United States by D. H. Burr. 2d sess...
Plan of the Senate Chamber of the U. S. Senate.; U. S. Congress. Senate. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera... More
Fifty cents. Shin plaster - Public domain scan / drawing
Another mock shinplaster (see also nos. 1837-9 and -10 above). Again the artist attributes the shortage of hard money to the successive monetary programs of presidents Jackson and Van Buren, particularly to the... More
Senate Chamber / P. Haas, lithographer.
Print shows Old Senate Chamber from gallery. Stamped: Map Division, Apr. 25, 1925, Library of Congress.
Thomas H. Benton, senator from Missouri Chs. Fenderich del
Print shows Thomas Hart Benton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; includes a facsimile signature. Caption continues: Solitary & alone, and amidst the jeers and taunts of my opponents, I put this ball ... More
Uncle Sam sick with la grippe - Drawing. Public domain image.
A satire attributing the dire fiscal straits of the nation to Andrew Jackson's banking policies, with specific reference to recent bank failures in New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia. The artist blames th... More
Treasury note, Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon
A parody of the often worthless fractional currencies or "shinplasters" issued by banks, businesses, and municipalities in lieu of coin. These fractional notes proliferated during the Panic of 1837 with the eme... More
Major Joe Bunker's last parade, or the fix of a senator and his 700 in...
Democratic senator Nathaniel P. Tallmadge of New York was the leader of the conservative or pro-Bank Democrats. Here Clay satirizes Tallmadge's attempts to undermine party support for Van Buren's hard money fis... More
Dr. Lewis Field sic Linn, senator from Missouri from life & on stone b...
Print shows Lewis F. Linn, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left; includes a facsimile signature. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed in ink on verso: No. 169 dep. for ... More
Thomas H. Benton, senator from Missouri Chs. Fenderich del
Print shows Thomas Hart Benton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; includes a facsimile signature. Caption continues: Solitary & alone, and amidst the jeers and taunts of my opponents, I put this ball ... More
Thomas H. Benton, senator from Missouri Chs. Fenderich del
Print shows Thomas Hart Benton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; includes a facsimile signature. Caption continues: Solitary & alone, and amidst the jeers and taunts of my opponents, I put this ball ... More
Disturbing a martin's nest - Public domain portrait painting
A satire on the Van Buren administration's involvement in New York State politics. Although the precise context of the cartoon is unclear, specific reference is made to Van Buren's alliance with postmaster gene... More
Sam L. Southard, senator from New Jersey from life on stone by Chas. F...
Print shows Samuel L. Southard, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left; includes facsimile signature. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Stamped on verso: 43309. Stamped on verso: L.C. Di... More
N. P. Tallmadge. Senator from New-York from life & on stone by Chas. F...
Print shows Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, half-length portrait, facing left; includes facsimile signature. No known restrictions on publication. Printed below title: "The Credit System is the distinguishing feature ... More
W.C. Rives, senator from Virginia from life & on stone by Chs. Fenderi...
Print shows William Cabell Rives, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right; includes facsimile signature. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Includes quote: "In taking this course... More
W.C. Rives, senator from Virginia from life & on stone by Chs. Fenderi...
Print shows William Cabell Rives, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right; includes facsimile signature. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Includes quote: "In taking this course... More
Full tilt for the Capitol - Public domain book illustration
The artist envisions public repudiation of Democratic hard-money policies, and the triumph of administration opponent Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, a conservative Democrat. Tallmadge, on horseback and armed with a l... More
Robert Carter Nicholas, Senator from Louisiana
Public domain photograph of portrait print, engraving, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The political dancing Jack: a holiday fift for sucking Whigs!!
A rare anti-Whig satire, giving a cynical view of the party's image-building and manipulation of candidate William Henry Harrison. Two influential Whigs, Senator Henry Clay (left) and Congressman Henry A. Wise,... More
A. Mouton, senator from Louisiana from life on stone by Chas. Fenderic...
Print shows Alexander Mouton, half-length portrait, facing left, with coat over right shoulder. No known restrictions on publication. Facsimile signature on stone. Remainder of title is printed on larger sheet... More
The death of locofocoism - Political cartoon, public domain image
In his satire Johnston celebrates the defeat of "Loco Foco," i.e., radical Democratic interests, in the presidential election of 1840. The "Loco Focos" were the largely working-class constituency who supported... More
Robert Carter Nicholas, senator from Louisiana from life on stone by C...
Print shows Robert Carter Nicholas, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left; includes a facsimile signature. 64 U.S. Copyright Office. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed... More
North Bend game cock - Political cartoon, public domain image
A Whig campaign print glorifying presidential candidate William Henry Harrison. The title derives from the candidate's farm on the North Bend of the Ohio River. The game cock has a dual significance: as an all... More
Shylock's year, or 1840 with no bankrupt law
An unusually well-drawn satire on the failure of Congress to pass a national bankruptcy act before it adjourned in July 1840. The measure was passed by the Senate in May 1840 but later defeated in the House. T... More
![[John Sherman, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvam9obi1zaGVybWFuLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mdWxsLWZhY2UtZjRiNTFlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[John Sherman, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face]")
[John Sherman, head-and-shoulders portrait, full face]
Republican Representative from Ohio, 1855-1861; Senator, 1861-1877, 1881-1897; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-1881. Photographer unidentified. Case: back only, oval frame design. Source unknown. Forms par... More
J.J. Crittenden, senator from Kentucky from life on stone by Chs. Fend...
Print shows John J. Crittenden, half-length portrait, facing right; includes a facsimile signature. Signed and dated on stone. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Stamped on verso: L.C. Divi... More
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
![[Richard Yates, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDQvMDEvMDEvcmljaGFyZC15YXRlcy1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLXNsaWdodGx5LWxlZnQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Richard Yates, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]")
[Richard Yates, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]
Whig Congressman from Illinois, 1851-1855; Republican Governor of Illinois, 1861-1865; Republican Senator from Illinois, 1865-1871.
![[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to the right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTUvbGV2aS13b29kYnVyeS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1oZWFkLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXJzLXRvLXRoZS1yaWdodC1jMGU1NDktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to the right]")
[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to the right...
Governor of New Hampshire, 1823-1824; Democratic Senator, 1825-1831, 1841-1845; Secretary of the Navy, 1831-1834; Secretary of the Treasury, 1834-1841; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1845-1851. Sc... More
![[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLW1hbi1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LTMxNjZlYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]")
[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]
Alternative identifications: Henry Dodge, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin; John Jordan Crittendon. Scratched on back of plate: 10; Hon. John J. Crittenden. Written in pencil on back of plate: Henry Dodge. Transfer;... More
![[William Upham, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left, eyes front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDIvd2lsbGlhbS11cGhhbS1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2xpZ2h0bHktdG8tdGhlLWxlZnQtZXllcy1mcm9udC1kYTJmMWEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[William Upham, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left, eyes front]")
[William Upham, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left, eye...
Whig Senator from Vermont, 1843-1853. Alternative identification: Stephan (cat. 5). Scratched on back of plate: 148; Upham. Identification from woodcut in Gleason's pictorial drawingroom companion, February 5, ... More
![[Truman Smith, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing spectacles]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvdHJ1bWFuLXNtaXRoLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LXdlYXJpbmctc3BlY3RhY2xlcy0zOGQwNDYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Truman Smith, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing spectacles]")
[Truman Smith, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing spectacles]
Whig Congressman from Connecticut, 1839-1843, 1845-1949; Senator, 1849-1854. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Identification ... More
![[Jeremiah Clemens, half-length portrait, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvamVyZW1pYWgtY2xlbWVucy1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtYTgwYTAxLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[Jeremiah Clemens, half-length portrait, facing front]")
[Jeremiah Clemens, half-length portrait, facing front]
Democratic Senator from Alabama, 1849-1853. Scratched on back of plate: 151; Sen. Clemens, Indiana. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Con... More
![[George Wallace Jones, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left, eyes front, with beard]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDQvMDEvMDEvZ2VvcmdlLXdhbGxhY2Utam9uZXMtaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtdGhyZWUtcXVhcnRlcnMtdG8tbGVmdC1leWVzLWZyb250LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[George Wallace Jones, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left, eyes front, with beard]")
[George Wallace Jones, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left, e...
Democratic Senator from Iowa, 1848-1859. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[George Edmund Badger, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to the left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDQvMDEvMDEvZ2VvcmdlLWVkbXVuZC1iYWRnZXItaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXJzLXRvLXRoZS1sZWZ0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[George Edmund Badger, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to the left]")
[George Edmund Badger, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to ...
Whig Senator from North Carolina, 1846-1855; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1841.
![[Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvc3RlcGhlbi1hcm5vbGQtZG91Z2xhcy1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2xpZ2h0bHktdG8tbGVmdC01M2M4OWYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left]")
[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
![[Daniel Dickinson, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDQvMDEvMDEvZGFuaWVsLWRpY2tpbnNvbi1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2xpZ2h0bHktdG8tdGhlLWxlZnQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LTEwMjQuanBn/40/51/webp "[Daniel Dickinson, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left, facing front]")
[Daniel Dickinson, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left, ...
Democratic Senator from New York, 1844-1851. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Henry Clay, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, facing front, seated, holding cane, tall hat on table with tablecloth]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjQvaGVucnktY2xheS10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVyLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVycy10by10aGUtbGVmdC1mYWNpbmctNzU2ZTFiLTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[Henry Clay, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, facing front, seated, holding cane, tall hat on table with tablecloth]")
[Henry Clay, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left...
Republican Senator from Kentucky, 1806-1807, 1810-1811; Congressman, 1811-1814, 1815-1821, 1823-1825; U.S. Secretary of State, 1825-1829; Whig Senator, 1831-1842, 1849-1852; Democratic Republican candidate for ... More
![[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLW1hbi1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktbGVmdC04ODdlNGQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]")
[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing slightly left]
Whig Congressman from Ohio, 1831-1840; Governor of Ohio, 1840-1842; Senator, 1845-1850; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1850-1853; Republican Congressman, 1858-1861. Identified by Owen Blevins 4/2017 based on s... More
Matty meeting the Texas question, Political Cartoon
A satire on the Democrats' approach to the delicate question of the annexation of Texas. In marked contrast to his portrayal of the issue as a beautiful woman in "Virtuous Harry" (no. 1844-27), the artist here ... More
![[Solomon Weathersbee Downs, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDQvMDEvMDEvc29sb21vbi13ZWF0aGVyc2JlZS1kb3ducy1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVycy10by10aGUtbGVmdC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Solomon Weathersbee Downs, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]")
[Solomon Weathersbee Downs, half-length portrait, three-quarters to th...
Democratic Senator from Louisiana, 1847-1853. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[R.M.T. Hunter, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTYvcm10LWh1bnRlci1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVycy10by10aGUtbGVmdC1lNGEzNDYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[R.M.T. Hunter, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]")
[R.M.T. Hunter, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]
Whig Congressman from Virginia, 1837-1843, 1845-1847; Senator, 1847-1861. Scratched on back of plate: #144; Sen. Hunter, Virginia. Hallmark: 40M. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms par... More
Dr. Daniel Houtz Office, Main Street, Alexandria, Huntingdon County, P...
Significance: This one-and-one-half story building is significant for its ownership by two important figures in Alexandria's history; state Senator Harry McAteer, a lawyer who introduced the first telephone lin... 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
Funeral obsequies of free-trade, Political Cartoon
A gloomy view of the effects of the Polk administration's Tariff of 1846. The artist echoes Whig condemnation of the measure as adverse to American trade. A funeral cortege, composed of administration supporter... More
John Sherman, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Drawing is head-and-shoulders portrait of John Sherman (1823-1900), Republican Representative from Ohio, 1855-1861; Senator, 1861-1877, 1881-1897; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-1881. The drawing was crea... More
Cass & his cabinet in 1849 - Political cartoon, public domain image
The satire imputes to the Democrats of 1848, led by candidate Lewis Cass, the corrupt practices of the Van Buren-era party. The artist also criticizes Whig repudiation of stalwart party leader Henry Clay in fav... More
The Democratic funeral of 1848 - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Foreseeing political death for the Democrats in the election, the artist imagines a funeral of the party's standard-bearers with a procession of the faithful. Democratic senators (left to right) Sam Houston of ... More
Whig harmony - Political cartoon, public domain image
A severe split within the Whig ranks, between partisans of Henry Clay and those of Zachary Taylor, preceded the party's convention in June 1848. Here Horace Greeley, one of Clay's most influential northern supp... More
![[Thomas George Pratt, half-length portrait, slightly to left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvdGhvbWFzLWdlb3JnZS1wcmF0dC1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zbGlnaHRseS10by1sZWZ0LTZmMWZhYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Thomas George Pratt, half-length portrait, slightly to left]")
[Thomas George Pratt, half-length portrait, slightly to left]
Senator from Maryland. Scratched on back of plate: 141; Gov. Pratt; Sen. Pratt, Md. Hallmark: Rinhart 21. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library ... More
A correct chart of Salt River - Public domain book illustration
"Salt River," the fictitious river of political doom, is charted here as a meandering stream of Democratic misfortunes. The chart was purportedly "prepared by Father Ritchie," i.e., Democratic editor and Polk a... 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
![[Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvc3RlcGhlbi1hcm5vbGQtZG91Z2xhcy1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2xpZ2h0bHktdG8tbGVmdC02MmMxNzEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left]")
[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
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 sad parting between two old friends
Senators Thomas Hart Benton and Henry S. Foote are paired here in a facetious farewell scene, as Benton departs the "Shop of the Senate." In reality Benton lost his Senate seat in a January 1851 election, large... More
![[Composite of European mining scenes and equipment] / A. Krausse sen. sculp.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTEvMDEvMDEvY29tcG9zaXRlLW9mLWV1cm9wZWFuLW1pbmluZy1zY2VuZXMtYW5kLWVxdWlwbWVudC1hLWtyYXVzc2Utc2VuLXNjdWxwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Composite of European mining scenes and equipment] / A. Krausse sen. sculp.")
[Composite of European mining scenes and equipment] / A. Krausse sen. ...
Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopedia / Heck. 1851, v. II, plate 23. Reference copy in LOT 4397-H.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
The opposition of Northern abolitionists, churchmen, and political figures to enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 is criticized in this rare pro-Southern cartoon. In two panels artist Edward Williams ... More
The national union - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress
A patriotic, illustrated sheet music cover for a song composed by Charles Collins, Jr., and dedicated to Kentucky senator Henry Clay. The work celebrates Clay's efforts to preserve the Union, and was a product ... More
Elevations of gallery fronts, Senate Chamber
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Arrangement of closet in room of Secretary of Senate
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Details of gallery of Senate Chamber
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Fan-room for Senate Chamber - Public domain architectural plan drawing
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Iron backs of corner seats of gallery, Senate
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Register for Senate Chamber - Public domain cabinet drawing
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Iron risers for steps of gallery, Senate Chamber, n.w.
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Fan-room for Senate Chamber - Public domain architectural drawing
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
A magnificent offer to a magnificent officer
A cartoon ridiculing Whig nominee Winfield Scott as the pawn of New York antislavery senator William Seward. A member of the "Whig Committee" kneels before Scott and offers him a crown and a bag of money marked... More
The gladiators of the Senate! The bulley's of the House
The artist parodies recent outbreaks of violence in Congress, and offers a pointed comparison between the elevated rhetorical sparring in the Senate and a more physical brand of combat in the House of Represent... 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
Air-duct for Senate Chamber, north wing
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Details of skylights in ceiling of Senate Chamber
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Iron risers of steps in Senate Chamber, n.w.
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Iron backs of corner seates of gallery, Senate
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Iron backs of corner seats of gallery, Senate
U.S. Capitol (drawing). The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was c... More
Iron risers for steps of gallery, Senate Chamber, n.w.
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Iron risers of steps in Senate Chamber, n.w.
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Iron backs of corner seates of gallery, Senate
U.S. Capitol (drawing). The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was c... 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
Fan-room for Senate Chamber - Public domain architectural drawing
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Experiments on the tight rope - Political cartoon, public domain image
A figurative portrayal of Whig candidate Winfield Scott's failure in the 1852 presidential contest, attributed by the artist to his alliance with abolitionist interests. Scott is hoisted aloft via a pulley sys... 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
Screen across corridor under Senate Gallery
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Pilgrims of the Rhine-O! - Political cartoon, public domain image
Whig presidential candidate Winfield Scott and his party pursue an abolitionist course leading toward Salt River and political doom. New York senator and antislavery advocate William Seward appears as a poodle ... More
Details of Senate post office - Public domain architectural plan drawi...
U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.
John Hopkins Clarke, 1789-1870 - Public domain portrait engraving
Head and shoulders, facing right. In: Gleasons' Pictorial..., 1853, v.4, p. 120. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Shelf. Clarke, John Hopkins, 1789-1870 [U.S. S... More
[Abraham Lincoln while campaigning for the U.S. Senate, taken in Chica...
Original photograph: The original daguerreotype is at the Chicago Historical Society. Ostendorf, no. 6 Meserve, no. 3 Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Roc... More
Honorable William Bigler of PA. Mathew Brady photograph of American Ci...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Sen. from Penn.; B. in Shirmanstown, Pa 1814; D. in Clearfield, Pa. 1880; Gov. of Clearfield, Pa.; U.S. Senate 1856-61. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph ... More
John Jordan Crittenden. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War ...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Senator of Ky. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Eva... More
Honorable George E. McDuffie of South Carolina
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. MC & Sen. S. Carolina; Born 1790- Ga.; Died Sumter, S.C. 1851. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... More