Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Ballots of Half Century Ago: Buchanan & Breckinridge
- Title:
- Ballots of Half Century Ago: Buchanan & Breckinridge
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Buchanan, James, American (1791-1868), Presidential Candidate
Breckinridge, John C., American (1821-1875), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1906
- Election Date:
- 1856
- ID Number:
- 2214.BA0007
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BA0007.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Work Type:
- Ballots
Publications
Illustrations
- Materials/Techniques:
- Halftone
Newsprint
- Subject:
- Ballots
Illustrations
Buchanan, James (1791-1868)
Breckinridge, John C.
Voting
Elections
Politicians
Democratic Party
Politics
History
- Measurement:
- 20.955 x 10.795 (Clipping) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Newspaper illustration showing an 1856 Democratic Party Ticket for James Buchanan and John C. Breckinridge. Item is probably from the Baltimore Sun. Text suggests that the voters of 1856 were not much troubled by complicated tickets.
- 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.
