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The undecided political prize fight – Vintage Print

The undecided political prize fight, [Cincinnati? : s.n.], 1860. — antique lithograph
The undecided political prize fight, [Cincinnati? : s.n.], 1860.. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare antique lithograph captures The undecided political prize fight in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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The undecided political prize fight

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Framed as a prize fight, this 1860 lithograph casts the presidential race as a contest between Abraham Lincoln and John C. Breckinridge, with the White House as the prize. Its subject list also names slavery, African Americans and South Carolina, pointing to the question that divided the country that year: whether slavery would expand into the territories. Breckinridge, the Southern Democratic candidate, won most of the Deep South, while Lincoln won the presidency without carrying a single Southern state. The title's word "undecided" captures a campaign whose result was far from certain when the print appeared.

Created / published[Cincinnati? : s.n.], 1860.
Medium1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 35.8 x 50 cm. (image)
GenreLithographs 1860.Political cartoons 1860.
NotesTitle appears as it is written on the item. Weitenkampf, p. 121. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1860-22.
SubjectsBreckinridge, John C. (John Cabell),--1821-1875. Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865. White House (Washington, D.C.)--1860. African Americans--1860. Presidential elections--United States--1860. Slavery--1860. South Carolina--1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,039 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-111141

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