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Grand National Democratic Banner. Press Onward (Polk and Dallas), 1844

Grand National Democratic Banner. Press Onward (Polk and Dallas), 1844

Hand-coloured lithograph imitating a draped cloth campaign banner: oval laurel-wreathed portraits of James K. Polk and George M. Dallas under an eagle and flags. Tells: the slogan "Polk, the Young Hickory" borrows Andrew Jackson's nickname (transfer); "Dallas and Victory" presents the win as settled (bandwagon).

Date
June 1844
Period
Pre-1914
Made by
N. Currier, New York (commercial lithographer), printed for the Democratic campaign
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Print
Issuer type
Media
Regime
Tyler Administration
Leader
John Tyler
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Theme
Elections and party politics
Event
1844 US Election
Techniques
TransferBandwagon
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 1844, US; LOC rights note: "No known restrictions on publication."
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. (item 2003674555)

Text on the object

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

POLK, THE YOUNG HICKORY. DALLAS AND VICTORY.
JAMES K. POLK.
GEO. M. DALLAS.
PRESIDENT
AND
VICE-PRESIDENT

GRAND, NATIONAL, DEMOCRATIC BANNER,
PRESS ONWARD.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1844, by N. Currier, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
Lith. & Pub. by N. Currier, 2 Spruce St. N.Y.

Imprint lines are very faint; the copyright line is read at reduced confidence. The hand-numbered LOC marks are not part of the object.

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