Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Democratic Candidates: Buchanan & Breckinridge
- Title:
- Democratic Candidates: Buchanan & Breckinridge
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Breckinridge, John C., American (1821-1875), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Buchanan, James, American (1791-1868), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1856
- Election Date:
- 1856
- ID Number:
- 2214.BA0006
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BA0006.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Work Type:
- ephemera (general object genre)
ballots
Prints
- Materials/Techniques:
- Wood engraving (process)
- Subject:
- Ballots
Buchanan, James (1791-1868)
Breckinridge, John C.
Virginia
Politicians
Democratic Party
Voting
Elections
Politics
Promotional materials
Animals
Symbols
Eagles
Women
Freedom
Sailing ships
Trains
Constitution of the United States
Birds
- Measurement:
- 13.97 x 6.985 (Ballot) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Ballot providing the names of Democratic Party political candidates and electors. Item is from Virginia. Contains signature (possibly a voter's) on reverse. Ballot was cut from a newspaper.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
