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1852 Campaign Cartoon Broadside

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1852 Campaign Cartoon Broadside
<B>1852 Campaign Cartoon Broadside.</B></I> 10.75 x 7.5, single sided, paper slightly toned with age, lightly foxed, else very good condition. This is an inside look at the 1852 elections through a very cynical political cartoon. The cartoon entitled Soliciting a Vote depicts a hapless working-man voter being accosted by hopeful presidential candidates (left to right): Whig senator from Massachusetts Daniel Webster, Texas Democrat Sam Houston, Illinois Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Whig general Winfield Scott. The cartoon must date before the June 5 nomination of dark-horse Franklin Pierce as the Democratic candidate, as Pierce is not shown. In the left background stands Henry Clay leaning against a chair observing the scene, along with President Millard Fillmore who looks in through a window. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)