Grand, National, Democratic Banner: Press Onward (Currier, Cass and Butler), 1848

Draped-cloth campaign banner: oval portraits of Cass and Butler beneath an eagle on a globe marked 'America' and 'France', with scrolls reading 'The Democrats' Choice for President & Vice President from 1849 to 1853' and 'Press Onward'. Tells: the scroll 'The Democrats' Choice for President & Vice President from 1849 to 1853' presents the ticket as the party's settled choice (bandwagon; 'Press Onward' alone would be a thin tell), and the eagle and flags lend national symbols to the candidates (transfer).

Date

June 23, 1848

Period

Pre-1914

Made by

N. Currier, New York (lithographer-publisher), for the Democratic ticket of Lewis Cass and William O. Butler

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Print

Issuer type

Media

Regime

Polk Administration

Leader

James K. Polk

Audience

Domestic public

Purpose

Persuade or win support

Theme

Elections and party politics

Event

1848 US Election

Techniques

BandwagonTransfer

Source

Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are

Source

Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026

Rights

Public domain: published 1848, US; LOC rights statement: "No known restrictions on publication."
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

LEWIS CASS.
WM. O. BUTLER.
[left scroll] THE DEMOCRATS' / PRESIDENT & / FROM 1849
[right scroll] CHOICE FOR / VICE PRESIDENT / TO 1853.
[globe] AMERICA / FRANCE
LITH. & PUB. BY N. CURRIER. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1848 by N. Currier, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. 152 NASSAU ST. COR. OF SPRUCE N.Y.
GRAND, NATIONAL, DEMOCRATIC BANNER.
PRESS ONWARD.
585.