Image of the goddess Columbia wearing a draped American flag with staff in hand flanked by bald eagle and Union shield with a steam ship and the United States Capitol building in background; ornate frame made up of portraits of the presidents of the United States from 1789-1861: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William H. Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln; key with last names and dates in office for each president at bottom center. "A. Feusier, del. & lith."--text, bottom right margin. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1861 by Francis Bouclet in the Clerk's Office of the Distr. Ct. of the Eastn. Distr. of Penn."--text, bottom center margin. "Published by F. Bouclet."--text, bottom left margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 68.58 x 53.66 cm (27 x 21 1/8 in.)
Adams, John, 1735-1826--Pictorial works Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848--Pictorial works Buchanan, James, 1791-1868--Pictorial works Columbia (Symbolic character)--Pictorial works Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874--Pictorial works Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841--Pictorial works Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845--Pictorial works Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Pictorial works Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works Madison, James, 1751-1836--Pictorial works Monroe, James, 1758-1831--Pictorial works Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869--Pictorial works Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849--Pictorial works Presidents--United States--Pictorial works Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850--Pictorial works Tyler, John, 1790-1862--Pictorial works Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862--Pictorial works Washington, George, 1732-1799--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Politics & Social Issues Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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