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Presidential Campaign Cartoon
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Political cartoon for Presidential Campaign that is Pro-Fremont, anti-Buchanan. John C. Fremont, Republican, and his wife Jessie Benton Fremont, are shown representing "Young America". James Buchanan, Democrat, is shown as the representative of "Old Fogyism". This was the first election in which a Republican ran as a candidate. Fremont, the Republican, was defeated.
1856
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The Presidential Candidates
1856
Engravings of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates from the Democratic, Republican and Know Nothing parties for the Tuesday, November 4th, 1856 election. Democrats: Buchanan and Brecke...
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Engraved portraits of candidates for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Chester A. Arthur, General John A. Logan, George Franklin Edmunds, and James G. Blaine.
Tammany Hall Presidential Campaign
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Political drawing for the Democratic Presidential Campaign, which included Buchanan and Breckenridge.
Presidential Candidate Richard M. Nixon
1960
Republican presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon speaks at an outdoor event. There is an airplane in the background. Patricia Nixon is shown seated behind her husband as he speaks.
John C. Freemont
January 1885
Illustration of John C. Freemont, the first presidential candidate of the Republican party.
Dewey Presidential Campaign Train
October 1944
View from crowd of Governor Thomas A. Dewey of New York, the Republican Party presidential candidate, aboard the campaign train.
