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James Buchanan campaign banner (Baker & Godwin, 1856)

James Buchanan campaign banner (Baker & Godwin, 1856)

Woodcut banner showing a head-and-shoulders Buchanan between bundles of American flags and laurel or olive sprigs, captioned "Democratic candidate for President of the United States". The tell: the candidate is set inside national flags and peace emblems, borrowing their prestige for him.

Date
June 1856
Period
Pre-1914
Made by
Baker & Godwin, New York (probable printer); Democratic campaign
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Poster
Issuer type
Media
Regime
Pierce Administration
Leader
Franklin Pierce
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Theme
Elections and party politics
Event
1856 US Election
Techniques
Transfer
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights
Public domain: published 1856, US; LOC: "No known restrictions on publication."
Baker & Godwin, New York, 1856 (LC-DIG-pga-03522); Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

JAMES BUCHANAN,
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

[Handwritten library note, not part of the print: "302 Deposited in Clerk's Office So. Dist. N.Y. June 23. 1856."]

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