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Image Title: James Buchanan, Democratic Candidate For President Of The United States, 1856

Creator: Baker & Godwin.,

Date: 1856.

Summary: Proof for a large woodcut campaign poster or banner for Democratic presidential nominee James Buchanan. A bust-length portrait of Buchanan (apparently taken from Mathew Brady's 1854 daguerreotype portrait) is flanked by American flags and laurel branches.

Notes: Probably produced by Baker & Godwin, judging from similarities in execution and format to other banners by the firm such as "Col. Fremont Planting the American Standard on the Rocky Mountains" (no. 1856-5), deposited shortly thereafter.

Subjects: Buchanan, James
Flag of the United States (prominently featured)

Original Media: Engraving

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