Title:
The balls are rolling - clear the track: a cartoon for the John C. Frémont presidential campaign of 1856
Abstract:
Cartoon depicts large balls bearing the names of northern states rolling across the opposition. Banner bears the names Fremont/Dayton,
and a rainbow carries the motto: Free soil, free speech, free press, free men, & Fremont. Issues allluded to include: railroad
to California, the "Fugitive Slave Bill", the "Cincinnati Platform" (of the Democratic party?), the "Kansas Code", and "Polygamy
& Slavery".
Date:
1856] (issued)
Subject:
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Frémont, John Charles -- 1813-1890 -- Caricatures and cartoons
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- Pictorial works
Political campaigns -- United States -- Pictorial works
Presidential candidates -- United States -- Caricatures and cartoons
Antislavery movements -- United States -- Pictorial works
Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Caricatures and cartoons
Note:
Subtitle supplied by cataloger.
Under caption: For sale at No. 2 Spruce St N.Y.
John C. Frémont was the Republican Party presidential candidate of 1856, running on an anti-slavery ticket.
Type:
graphic
Physical Description:
graphic
print
1 print : b&w ; 44 x 34 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1953.014--CLOCAL
Publisher:
United States unknown place S.l : s.n.