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Photo, Print, Drawing The Presidents of the United States. Liberty and union / lith. of G. & W. Endicott, No. 22 John St., New York.

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About this Item

Title

  • The Presidents of the United States. Liberty and union / lith. of G. & W. Endicott, No. 22 John St., New York.

Summary

  • A commemorative print published after the inauguration of President James K. Polk. The design incorporates oval bust portraits of the eleven Presidents arranged in an oval with Washington in the center and Polk at the bottom. Washington's portrait is adorned with flags and military trophies and surrounded by medallions with the arms of twenty-six states. At the top-center of the lower half are listings of dates of birth, inauguration, retirement, and, when applicable, dates of death, for each President. In the corners of the print are female figures personifying (clockwise from upper left): Peace and Plenty, Industry and Prosperity (a woman scattering coins), Liberty, and Justice. Throughout, the entire image is an ornamental scrollwork of floral and acanthus design. The lithograph was printed in two sections, an upper and a lower half, on two sheets of paper.

Names

  • T. & E.H. Ensign, publisher
  • G. & W. Endicott (Firm), lithographer

Created / Published

  • New York : Published by T. & E.H. Ensign, No. 36 Ann Street, c1845.

Headings

  • -  Presidents--United States--1780-1850

Headings

  • Lithographs--1840-1850.
  • Portrait prints--1840-1850.

Genre

  • Portrait prints--1840-1850
  • Lithographs--1840-1850

Notes

  • -  Title from print.
  • -  Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1845 by T. & E.H. Ensign in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the S. District of N.Y.
  • -  The Library's impressions were deposited for copyright on May 31, 1845.
  • -  Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1845-2.

Medium

  • 2 prints on wove paper : lithograph ; image, upper half 50 x 70 cm and image, lower half 51.5 x 72 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PGA - Ensign--Presidents ... (D size) [P&P]

Repository

  • Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Digital Id

  • pga 01202 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.01202
  • pga 03427 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.03427
  • cph 3b33690 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b33690
  • cph 3b33689 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b33689

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2003690753

Reproduction Number

  • LC-DIG-pga-01202 (digital file from original print) LC-DIG-pga-03427 (digital file from original print) LC-USZ62-87231 (b&w film copy neg. of upper half) LC-USZ62-87230 (b&w film copy neg. of lower half)

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

  • image

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  • Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
  • Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-01202 (digital file from original print) LC-DIG-pga-03427 (digital file from original print) LC-USZ62-87231 (b&w film copy neg. of upper half) LC-USZ62-87230 (b&w film copy neg. of lower half)
  • Call Number: PGA - Ensign--Presidents ... (D size) [P&P]
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Chicago citation style:

T. & E.H. Ensign, Publisher, and Lithographer G. & W. Endicott. The Presidents of the United States Liberty and union / lith. of G. & W. Endicott, No. 22 John St., New York. United States, ca. 1845. New York: Published by T. & E.H. Ensign, No. 36 Ann Street. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2003690753/.

APA citation style:

T. & E.H. Ensign, P. & G. & W. Endicott, L. (ca. 1845) The Presidents of the United States Liberty and union / lith. of G. & W. Endicott, No. 22 John St., New York. United States, ca. 1845. New York: Published by T. & E.H. Ensign, No. 36 Ann Street. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2003690753/.

MLA citation style:

T. & E.H. Ensign, Publisher, and Lithographer G. & W. Endicott. The Presidents of the United States Liberty and union / lith. of G. & W. Endicott, No. 22 John St., New York. New York: Published by T. & E.H. Ensign, No. 36 Ann Street. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2003690753/>.