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"The presidential sweepstakes of 1844" political cartoon

 Collection — Folder: OBC214
Identifier: OBC214

Scope and Contents

This is a political cartoon created in 1844 depicting presidential candidates as horses in a race. It was created in New York by H. R. Robinson.

Dates

  • 1844

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Biographical / Historical

In the United States presidential election of 1844, Democrat James K. Polk defeated Whig, Henry Clay with 170 electoral votes to 105. John Tyler and Martin van Buren were also candidates.

Source:

Pallardy, Richard, "United States presidential election of 1844", Enecylopedia Brittanica, last updated July 28, 2014, accessed May 14, 2019, https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1844.

Extent

0.06 Cubic Feet (1 large oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection consists of one item.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2019/05/14 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2019/05/14 by Lauren Patton.
Title
"The presidential sweepstakes of 1844" political cartoon
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

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