Political "Blondins" Crossing Salt River.
Files
Creator Role
printer
Description
In the cartoon, the 1860 presidential candidates for the four political parties are featured. Abraham Lincoln is shown balancing on one end of a rail that is propped on a rock labeled "Abolition Rock." The rail extends over a "Salt River" from a bank labeled "North" to another bank labeled "South." At the other end of the rail, Horace Greely falls. Immediately behind Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas balances on a tightrope labeled "Non Intervention" and holds a boat oar labeled "Squatter Sovereignty." Behind Douglas, John C. Breckinridge rides on the shoulders of Joseph C. Lane; the latter walks on a tightrope labeled "Slavery Extension." In the background, Candidates John Bell and Edward Everett of the Constitutional Union Party stand on a bridge labeled "Constitutional Bridge."
Description Source
Swann Auction Galleries. https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/(PRINTS--CARTOONS.)-Political-Blondins-Crossing-Salt-River.-2486+++++110+-++748213 (Accessed 10 July 2019).
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
1860
Measurement
13 1/2 x 18 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
paper (fiber product); lithography; hand coloring
Subjects
Presidents--United States--Election--1860
Work Type
lithograph--political cartoon
Class
prints
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Related Source
See Collection Documentation Box 1, Folder 8000-8999.
ID
8328
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.