Free Soil Candidates for President and Vice-President (Kellogg and Comstock), 1848
Black-and-white banner print: oval portraits of 'M. Van Buren' and 'C. F. Adams' under an eagle on a globe with crossed flags, with small views of the Capitol and the White House below, and the title 'Free Soil Candidates for President and Vice-President'. The tell is the eagle, flags and government buildings framing the ticket.
- Date
- 1848
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- Kelloggs & Comstock, Hartford (publisher), for the Free Soil ticket of Martin Van Buren and Charles Francis Adams
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Polk Administration
- Leader
- James K. Polk
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- 1848 US Election
- Techniques
- Transfer
- 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
Text on the object
M. VAN BUREN. C. F. ADAMS. [illegible] (label under left view) [illegible] (label under right view) KELLOGGS & COMSTOCK, [illegible] [illegible] FREE SOIL CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT.
Low-resolution scan: the labels under the two views and the imprint lines are largely unreadable. The library's film-negative number and date stamp at the right edge are not part of the object.
