Alan York: American Presidents Part I

Pro-slavery satirical handbill in the format of a theatrical performance announcement. Headed at top "National University, / Situated in N.Y. ...

Folio campaign broadside boldly imprinted "FREMONT CLUB / Meeting, / Wednesday, August 13th, / F.W. Shepard, Esq. / From Boston, wil speak befo...

Folio black and white lithograph with opposing oval portraits depicting Fremont and Dayton in bust length 3/4-profile poses. Top center features an A

Blue dyed cotton linen panel boldly printed in black "FREMONT / KANSAS / FUSILIERS." Bears open ended 1" wide hems along either side ...

Comprises: 1.) Three carte de visite portraits of Fremont in uniform [one inscribed at bottom "Fremont"]. 2.) Two unused large 16mo postal...

Hand-colored lithograph by Nathaniel Currier depicting the Republican nominees, John C. Fremont and William Dayton, beneath the Temple of Liberty and

Comprises 1.) Pink and white striped "National Badge" ribbon "For President / J.C. Fremont / for Vice President / W.L. Dayton," ...

Hand-colored lithograph by Nathaniel Currier depicting the Republican nominees, John C. Fremont and William Dayton, beneath the Temple of Liberty and

Comprises 1.) Hand-colored lithograph published by Nathaniel Currier, 1856, titled "John C. Fremont, Republican Candidate for Fifteenth Preside...

Comprises 1.) Fillmore and Donelson ticket headed "American Ticket / November Election, 1856 / For President / Millard Fillmore / of New York /...

Hand-colored lithograph jugate imprinted "Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinios / President / Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine / Vice President."...

1860 Currier & Ives cartoon titled "Political 'Blondins' Crossing Salt River." The cartoon actually favors John Bell & Edw...

Lithograph cartoon titled at bottom " 'Taking The Stump' or Stephen In Search Of His Mother." Depicts all four 1860 candidates, in...

Campaign lithograph published by Nathaniel Currier, 1856 favoring Millard Fillmore, titled "The Great American Buck Hunt of 1856". A "...

Lithograph depicting political powerhouse Horace Greeley trying to persuade "Young America" that Lincoln and the Republican Party are not ...

Lithograph titled at bottom "'Taking The Stump' or Stephen In Search Of His Mother." Depicts all four 1860 candidates, including B...

Lithograph depicting all four 1860 presidential candidates, Seward, and newspaper publishers enjoying a workout. "Entered according to the act ...

Lithograph by Louis Maurer titled "Progressive Democracy - Prospect of a Smash Up", depicting the split in the Democratic Party. A carriag...

George Clark ambrotype pin from the 1860 Campaign. Oval portrait depicting a clean shaven Lincoln in a bust-length [mid-chest], 3/4 profile pose. This

Lithograph depicting the republican nominee Abraham Lincoln uncomfortably straddling a rail carried by an African American man and abolitionist editor

Wonderful campaign symbol for the "Rail Splitter" candidate. Bears a carved wooden blade with [possibly later applied] metallic silver and...

Printed Massachusetts "Republic Ticket" [9-1/4" x 4"] and Iowa "True Republican Ticket" [6-7/8" x 2-3/4"] el...

Hand-colored lithograph depicting Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson in a laurel surround bearing two cornucopias below and an eagle with spread wings

1860 printed champagne-tone silk campaign ribbon headed "Lincoln and Hamlin." Features an engraved portrait of Lincoln at center above a f...

1860 paper ballot from Massachusetts. Headed "Lincoln & Hamlin / Ward 6 / Republican Ticket." Features an engraving naive portrait of ...

Hand-colored,small folio, lithograph portrait of Lincoln, published by Currier & Ives, New York, circa 1861. Depicts Lincoln in a bust-length, 3...

Comprises 1.) Maryland, Allegany County, ticket headed "The Union Forever! / For President, / Abraham Lincoln / For Vice-President, / Andrew Jo...

Printed folio, 1 page, broadside titled at head "Roll of the National Republican Convention. / Chicago, May 16th, 1860. Contains a complete li...

Comprises three engraved cigar box labels in pink, yellow, and beige titled "Abraham Lincoln / Fabrica de Tabacos / de la meier hoja de la vuel...

Lithograph titled at bottom margin "Republican Wigwam, / Erected by the Republicans of Chicago for the Campaign of 1860, capable of holding 10,...

Songbook titled, on cover, "The Young Men's Republican Vocalist," published by A. Morris, New York, 1860,16mo, 40 pages. Features yell...

Autograph letter signed "George N. Mayhew," Sank Rapids, Minnesota, November 20, 1860, 4to, 3/4 page. Addressed "To Hon. Abraham Lin...

Booklet "Wide Awake Vocalist / Rail Splitters' Song Book: Words and Music for the Republican Campaign of 1860," published by E.A. Dagg...

1864 doubled-sided California "Union Ticket". Verso features a view of the Battle of Cherbourg depicting the CSS Alabama being sunk by the...

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Group of four Union tickets. Three bear vignettes featuring: 1.) A buoy labeled "Our Country" surmounted by a waving American flag. 2.) B...

Hand-colored lithograph featuring oval jugate portraits of Breckinridge and Lane. Both candidates' images are contained within laurel leaf surro...

Comprises 1.) Democratic ticket "For President / John C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky / For Vice President / Joseph Lane, of Oregon" bearing ...

Silk ribbon with engraved portrait of John C. Breckinridge after the Mathew Brady photograph and facsimile signature below [7" H x 2-5/8" ...

Scarce specimen considered to be among the first ferrotype jugate pins produced for the 1860 Presidential campaign. [Overall 7/8" Diameter / Im...

Hand-colored lithograph with oval portraits of Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel V. Johnson contained in a laurel surround and surmounted by a Lady Libe

Glazed cotton flag printed in blue "For President / Stephen A. Douglas / Vice President / Herschel V. Johnson". Blue field at top left bea...

Comprises 1.) "Democratic National Ticket" for "Douglas and Johnson." Contains additional races including: Erasmus D. Beach for ...

Blue silk ribbon imprinted "Douglas and Johnson / The Union Now and Forever", featuring a bust-length, 3/4 profile, portrait of Stephen Do...

Hand-colored lithograph published by Kellogg in Hartford, 1860. Titled in bottom margin "Stephen A. Douglas, Democratic Candidate for Sixteenth...

Comprises 1.) Waist-length, 3/4 profile, portrait of Stephen A. Douglas imprinted at bottom "S. A. Douglas." [3-5/8" H x 2-3/8" ...

Green ceramic tray featuring a portrait of Hannibal Hamlin with "Honorable Hannibal Hamlin Ex. Vice President of the United States" letter...

Lithograph titled "Your Plan and Mine", contrasting the democratic and republican plans for the prosecution of the war. McClellan offers a...

Ladies' carved bone ring featuring an inset circular ferrotype portrait of Lincoln in a bust-length, 3/4 profile, pose below the text "Linc...

Comprises: 1.) Black printed champagne-tone silk ribbon headed "Citizens' Committee / Lincoln Reception / Philadelphia, February, 1861.&quo...

Broadside headed, in German, "Lincoln oder McClellan? / Un die Deutschen in Amerika," Loyal Publication Society of New York, 1863, large 8...

Lincoln songster with pictorial cover depicting the 16th President of The United States in a bust-length, 3/4 profile pose. Titled "Lincoln Cam...

Comprises 1). The President's Hymn "Give Thanks, All Ye People / in Response to the Proclamation / of the / President of the United States....

Union Republican Ticket printed in red ink and headed "Anderson District / for the Convention" having three names listed below an unusual ...

Pro-Lincoln handbill titled "The Platforms," 1864, 4to, 1 page. Contains lengthy descriptions contrasting the positions of the Lincoln &am...

Comprises 1.) 1864 Union Republican Ticket for "Ward 4" listing "Edward Everett" and "Whiting Griswold" as presidentia...

Oblong small folio lithograph illustration, unsigned, 1864. Titled at bottom margin "Little Mac Trying To Dig His Way To The White House / But ...

Lithograph titled at bottom margin "The True Issue or 'Thats Whats The Matter," Currier & Ives, N.Y., 1864, oblong small folio...

Lithograph titled "The Chicago Platform and Candidate," published by Currier & Ives, New York, N.Y., 1864." [13" H x 18"...

Hand-colored lithograph titled, in bottom margin, "Grand National Democratic Banner / Peace! Union! and Victory!" published by Currier &am...

Hand-colored lithograph with jugate portraits of McClellan and Pendelton contained within oak leaf surrounds below a vignette depicting lady liberty u

Comprises 1.) National Democratic ticket "For President / George B. McClellan / of New Jersey / For Vice President / George H. Pendleton / of O...

Comprises 1.) Lithograph titled "Hon. Herschel V. Johnson / Democratic Candidate for / Vice President of the United States," published by ...

Vintage engraved oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a bust-length, 3/4-profile, pose with oak leaf and laurel surround. Unsigned and undated.[Image:

Lithograph titled "Caving In, Or A Rebel 'Deeply Humiliated'," signed-in-the-plate "Ben[jamin Henry] Day del.", circa 18...

Two Civil War era Carte de Visites with inset oval albumen print portraits contained within ornate embossed surrounds. Both printed on verso "...

Engraved images from well known original photographs comprising: 1.) Three portraits of Abraham Lincoln as President. 2.) Two portraits of Andrew John

Comprises 1.) Color duotone button featuring a portrait of Abraham Lincoln against a gold background [1-1/8" Dia]. Bears original pin backing. ...

Comprises 1.) Abraham Lincoln mourning envelope featuring a bust-length, 3/4 profile, portrait of Lincoln with black 1/8" mourning borders [3-1...

Stevengraph portrait depicting Lincoln in a bust-length, 3/4 profile, pose. Image is contained within an ornate surround featuring an eagle and federa

Color lithograph depicting John Logan holding a paper in front of Abraham Lincoln, Charles Sumner and William Seward that says "No interference...

Comprises 1.) Black and white silk ribbon featuring a bust-length, 1/2 profile, vignette portrait of Abraham Lincoln surmounted by a silk rosette with

Comprising 1.) Ribbon issued in the wake of Lincoln's assassination. Features mourning borders and reads "We Mourn the Nation's Loss / ...

Three ribbons composed of woven purple, blue, and black silk against white backgrounds. All are boldly titled at bottom "The Late Lamented Pres...

Two Stevengraph ribbons composed of woven red, blue, and black silk against white backgrounds. The smaller, inaugural ribbon, is imprinted at bottom...

Printed booklet titled on cover "Sermon / on the / Occasion of the / Death of President Lincoln Preached in the South Baptist Church, Hartford,...

Comprises 1.) Two printed mourning song sheets by Charles Magnus of New York, titled "The Nation Mourns," featuring a vignette along the u...

Features a bust-length, 3/4 profile, portrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded laurel leaves with an eagle below. Signed in the weave "Depose 1865...

Comprises 1.) Silk ribbon featuring an 1/8" black mourning border and text that reads "We Mourn a Beloved Patriot and Statesman / Born Feb...

Comprises: 1.) Lithograph printed in silver and black, titled "In Memoriam. Good Friday Passion Week MDCCCLXV". A poetic dirge by A. J. H....

Two sizes of identical design ribbons composed of woven red, blue, and black silk against white backgrounds. Both feature elaborate ornamentation and

Boldly printed folio broadside headed "UNION LEAGUE / Remember Lincoln!...are requested to unite in commemorating the death of our beloved brot...

Comprises: 1.) White metal with obverse depicting a weeping willow and funerary urn bearing legend "A Sigh, The Absent Claim, The Dead, A Tear....

Large hand-colored broadside featuring many brief paragraphs about significant events in Lincoln's life and divided into columns. The title, pri...

Newspaper featuring biographical articles, memorial poems, and news of Abraham Lincoln's funeral. Bears mourning borders between each column. Ac...

Hand-colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives, titled "Grand Banner of the Radical Democracy / for 1864". Features jugate portra...

Hand-colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives, titled "Grand Banner of the Radical Democracy / for 1864". Features jugate portra...

Comprises four envelopes featuring a bust-length portrait of John Bell. Three feature red ink "Traitor" hand stamps across Bell's imag...

Comprises 1.) Edward Everett's signature on a clipped paper strip [1-3/8" H x 3-5/8" W]. Mounted on conforming backing sheet, age-toni...

Autograph Letter Signed "Edward Everett," 2-1/8 pages, 8vo, no place, "Thursday 27th," no year. Addressed to Mrs. Fish, Evere...

Hand-colored lithograph titled "Grand National Union Banner for 1860 / The Candidates and Their Platform", published by Currier & Ives...