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
Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Treasury Chas. Fenderich del. ; printe...
Print shows Levi Woodbury, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; includes a facsimile signature. Caption continues: We go where Democratic principles go, and when they disappear, we mean to halt. L. Woodb... More
Professor Wise, performing a surgical operation in Congress Hall
Representative Henry A. Wise, vociferous opponent of the Van Buren administration, is portrayed as a surgeon, operating on Treasury Secretary Levi Woodbury. The satire refers to the cross-examination of Woodbur... More
"Worse than a Spanish Inquisition", Political Cartoon
A commentary on the workings of the January 1839 congressional probe of the Treasury Department in the wake of the Swartwout embezzlement. (See "Price Current" and "Sub Treasurers Meeting in England," nos. 1838... More
A bull chase. The words of the wise, are as goads
Another satire on the special committee of the House of Representatives investigating Van Buren's Treasury Department. The committee, chaired by James Harlan but dominated by Henry A. Wise of Virginia, centered... More
A Select Committee of Enquiry hard at work
A swipe at the integrity of the House of Representatives committee investigating the Swartwout scandal under Van Buren's administration (see "Price Current" and "Sub Treasurers Meeting in England," nos. 1838-21... More
Animal magnetism - A cartoon of a man sitting in a chair talking to an...
A swipe at President Van Buren's independent treasury system and his continuation of the monetary policies of predecessor Andrew Jackson. The artist, clearly in sympathy with the Whigs, links corruption in the ... 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
Rats quitting the ship - Public domain book illustration, Library of C...
Postmaster general Amos Kendall's 1840 resignation prompted the artist's speculation on the desertion of other Van Buren cabinet members. Kendall resigned on May 16, to concentrate on editing the "Extra Globe,"... More
[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
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 modern Gilpins. Love's labor lost
A parody of Democratic politics in the months preceding the party's 1848 national convention. Specifically, the artist ridicules the rivalry within the party between Free Soil or anti-slavery interests, which u... 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
Levi Woodbury / Rowse ; from a daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes ; J...
Print shows Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing right. Inscribed in ink at bottom right: Briggs Coll. 41499. Sheet cropped and appears to have been removed from a bound volume.
Woodbury Mansion, Portsmouth, N.H.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Treasury
Print shows Levi Woodbury, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; includes a facsimile signature. Caption continues: We go where Democratic principles go, and when they disappear, we mean to halt. L. Woodb... More
[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing judicial r...
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. Pu... More
[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing judicial r...
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. Pu... More
The celeste-al cabinet - Political cartoon, public domain image
A mild satire on Jackson and his Cabinet, portraying in imaginative terms a White House reception of popular French dancer and actress Madame Celeste. Seated in chairs in a White House parlor are six cabinet me... More
The celeste-al cabinet - Political cartoon, public domain image
A mild satire on Jackson and his Cabinet, portraying in imaginative terms a White House reception of popular French dancer and actress Madame Celeste. Seated in chairs in a White House parlor are six cabinet me... More
Levi Woodbury / Rowse ; from a daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes ; J...
Print shows Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing right. 217 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1848 by Southworth & Hawes in the Clerks office of the District Court ... More
Levi Woodbury / Rowse ; from a daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes ; J...
Print shows Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, facing right. 217 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1848 by Southworth & Hawes in the Clerks office of the District Court ... More