Martin Van Buren portrait print with Jackson 'Veto U.S. Bank' and 'Ten Hours' columns, 1840
Large bust of Van Buren under an eagle with the banner 'INDEPENDENT TREASURY AND LIBERTY', flanked by two columns: Jackson holding 'VETO U.S. BANK' above a serpent, and a workman holding 'TEN HOURS'. The tells are Jackson's veto set beside the candidate (borrowed prestige) and the slogan pairing a bill with 'Liberty'.
- Date
- 1840
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Charles S. Mead, proprietor; printed by Thayer, successor to Moore, Boston; published by E. Littlefield (Van Buren campaign print)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Van Buren Administration
- Leader
- Martin van Buren
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- 1840 US Election
- Techniques
- TransferGlittering generalities
- 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 1840, US; LOC: "No known restrictions on publication."
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-pga-08424. LOC rights: "No known restrictions on publication."
Text on the object
[Banner above the eagle:] INDEPENDENT TREASURY AND LIBERTY. [Scroll held by the figure on the left column:] VETO U.S. BANK [Scroll held by the figure on the right column:] TEN HOURS [Banner below the portrait:] MARTIN VAN BUREN. [handwritten, top:] Deposited Oct. 5th 1840. By Saml. S. Mead prop. Recorded vol. 15. Page 252 Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1840 by Chas S. Mead in the Clerks office of the District Court of Massachusetts. Thayer, successor to Moore, Boston. Published by E. LITTLEFIELD, 122 Washington St.
Read from the 6506 x 8038 px LOC master. The hand-written deposit note at top ('Deposited Oct. 5th 1840. By Saml. S. Mead prop. Recorded vol. 15. Page 252') is given above in brackets as a handwritten line, not as printed text. The identities of the two column figures (Jackson; a workman) come from the LOC description, not from printed names.
