Zachary Taylor, Election of 1848 (American National Biography)
Scholarship
Elbert B. Smith, "Taylor, Zachary," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00978.html.
In December 1847 a group of Whig congressmen, including both Abraham Lincoln and Alexander H. Stephens, organized a "Taylor for President Club" and ignited a national movement.
Edward Dickinson, detail
Scanned by
New York Public Library
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, May 1, 2009.
Image type
photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
New York Public Library
Original caption
Edward Dickinson, 1803-1874
Source citation
Historical and Public Figures Collection, NYPL Digital Gallery
Source note
Original image at NYPLDigitalGallery
Edward Dickinson
Scanned by
New York Public Library
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, May 1, 2009.
Image type
photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
New York Public Library
Original caption
Edward Dickinson, 1803-1874
Source citation
Historical and Public Figures Collection, NYPL Digital Gallery
Source note
Original image at NYPLDigitalGallery
"New Law about Fugitive Slaves," (Columbus) Ohio State Journal, April 30, 1850
Notes
Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, May 1, 2009.
Image type
document
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Civil War Era Newspapers (ProQuest)
Original caption
New Law about Fugitive Slaves
Source citation
"New Law about Fugitive Slaves," (Columbus) Ohio State Journal, April 30, 1850, p. 1: 5.
Source note
Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.
The Underground Rail Road, Title Page
Notes
Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, May 1, 2009.
Image type
document
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections
Source citation
William Still, The Underground Rail Road (Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1872).
Source note
Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.
Carroll County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)
Gazetteer/Almanac
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 68.
CARROLL COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Maryland, on the northwest side of Patapsco river. Area, 500 square miles. Seat of justice, Westminster. Pop. in 1840, 17,241 ; in 1850, 20,616.