"Buck" taking the "pot"

"Buck" taking the "pot"

Item Information

Title:
"Buck" taking the "pot"
Description:
Election of 1856. James Buchanan, Democrat, carries off the price a pot of "Union Soup" while his opponents' spoons in hand fail to reach it. John C. Fremont trips over the rock of disunion. His Republican party was for Free Soil whereas the Democrats voted for popular sovereignty. The third figure, ex-President Millard Fillmore wears a blindfold and carries a lantern marked K.N., i.e., Know-nothing.
Date:
[1856]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Political cartoons
Lithographs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Compromise of 1850 to Fort Sumter. Cartoon & caricature (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Americana Collection
Subjects:
Presidential elections
Politicians
Secession
Soups
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
Extent:
1 print : lithograph ; 12 1/2 x 18 in.
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Accession #:
11_03_000097