"The Lincoln Quickstep," campaign sheet music cover, 1860

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 30, 2010.
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cartoon
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Lincoln quick step
Source citation
American Cartoon Prints Collection, Library of Congress

"The Bell and Everett Schottish," campaign sheet music cover, 1860

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 30, 2010.
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cartoon
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The Bell and Everett schottish
Source citation
American Cartoon Prints Collection, Library of Congress

"Free Territory for a Free People," campaign banner proof, 1860

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 30, 2010.
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Free territory for a free people
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American Cartoon Prints Collection, Library of Congress
Source note
Engraver: J.D. Lovett, New York City

"Wide-Awake" membership certificate, 1860

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 30, 2010.
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Free speech, free soil, free men. This is to certify that blank is a member of the blank Wide-awake Club
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American Cartoon Prints Collection, Library of Congress
Source note
Publisher: Gavit & Co., New York City

"For President John Bell For Vice-President Edward Everett," campaign banner, 1860

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 30, 2010.
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cartoon
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For president John Bell. For vice president Edward Everett
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American Cartoon Prints Collection, Library of Congress
Source note
Artist:  H.C. Howard 

"Lincoln and Hamlin," campaign banner, 1860

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 30, 2010.
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cartoon
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Original caption
Lincoln and Hamlin
Source citation
American Cartoon Prints Collection, Library of Congress

"The Undecided Political Prize Fight" cartoon, 1860, zoomable image

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 30, 2010.
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cartoon
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No
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Original caption
The Undecided Political Prize Fight
Source citation
American Cartoon Prints Collection, Library of Congress
Source note
The Election of 1860 mirrored the divided nature of the United States both in the presidential candidates and the voting results. The four major candidates represented three parties, a result of sectional discord: Stephen Douglas (northern Democratic party), John Breckinridge (southern Democratic party), Abraham Lincoln (Republican party), and John Bell (Constitutional Union party). This pro-Breckinridge political cartoon shows Douglas (on the left) and Lincoln (on the right) duking in out in a boxing ring, while Breckinridge points towards the White House with one hand and thumbs his nose (a sign of disrespect) at the boxers with the other. The boxers’ coaches reflect the stereotypical perception of their constituency: an Irishman backs Douglas, reflecting the northern Democrats, while a black man coaches Lincoln, the antislavery-Republican candidate. According to the artist, who may have published this cartoon in Cincinnati, Breckinridge could slip into the White House while Douglas and Lincoln were preoccupied with their “political prize fight.” Although the cheering line of gentlemen on the path to the White House would reflect the lower-Southern states’ unanimous support of Breckinridge, the split nature of the Democratic party helped enable Lincoln’s electoral victory. (By Rebecca Solnit)
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