Political Cartoons in the 1848 Election Campaign

Publication

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Political Cartoons in the 1848 Election Campaign

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.1061

Description

Political Cartoons in the 1848 Election Campaign is part of a series of publications of the Smithsonian Institution--this one being one of the studies in history and technology--number 14. This study discusses nine of the cartoons issued during the election of 1848 and their interrelationship with the personalities and issues of the campaign. These cartoons add a further dimension to the history of the election between Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, Horace Greeley and their parties. These parties were the Democrats, Whigs, and the Free Soilders. 21/Softbound/Illustrated

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Cartoons

Search Terms

Presidents--United States--Election--1848--Caricatures and cartoons., Political, 19th Century, Presidential Campaign of 1848, Van Buren, Martin, Greeley, Horace, Clay, Henry, Whig Party, Democratic Party, Free Soil Party

Publication Details

Author

Serio, Anne Marie

Place Published

City

Washington, D.C.

Date Published

1972

Call No.

GenHist SE

ISBN

72-3158

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Martin Van Buren

Person or Organization

Horace Greeley

Person or Organization

Henry Clay