Political Cartoon, "Progressive Democracy, Prospect of a Smash Up," 1860

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Date Made

1860

Subject Date

1860

Creators

Currier & Ives 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York 

Keywords

Lithographs 

Political cartoons 

Prints (Visual works) 

Horse-drawn vehicles 

Political parties 

Presidential campaigns 

Presidential candidates 

Presidential elections 

Railroad trains 

United States presidents 

Wagons 

Indigenous peoples 

Indigenous peoples of North America 

Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875 

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 

Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 

Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891 

Johnson, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1812-1880 

Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881 

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 

Democratic Party (U.S.) 

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 

Tammany Hall (Political organization) 

Collection Title

Print Collection 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

38.303.1

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 13.5 in

Width: 18 in

Inscriptions

At bottom: PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRACY--PROSPECT OF A SMASH UP. / Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. N.Y. / Entered according to act of Congress in the Year 1860 by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern Dist. of N.Y.