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Famous Funnies / Heft-Reihe

cover: Stephen Douglas

Eastern Color / USA 1948

Reprint / Comic-Club NK 2010

ex libris MTP

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In 1860 the Democratic Party split over the issue of slavery. Northern Democrats nominated Stephen Douglas for president. His platform called for residents of each territory to decide whether to permit slavery. Southern Democrats nominated John C. Breckinridge and called for slavery’s expansion into the West. Members of the new Constitutional Party tried to avoid taking any controversial positions, and simply promised to maintain the Constitution, the Union, and the laws. Their nominee was John Bell. Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won the election by carrying the North, but received less than 40 percent of the national popular vote.

 

This National Democratic Ticket was for Stephen A. Douglas and his Vice Presidential candidate, Herschel V. Johnson. It was a gift to the Smithsonian of Anthony E. Starcevic in 1960.

 

Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life, was on exhibit in 2009 as part of the Smithsonian-wide celebration of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. The exhibition showcased more than 60 historical treasures associated with Lincoln's life.

 

The National Museum of American History (NMAH), administered by the Smithsonian Institute, collects, preserves and displays American heritage in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and military history. The museum, which first opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology, is located on the National Mall in one of the last structures designed by McKim, Mead & White. It was renamed in 1980, and closed for a 2-year, $85 million renovation by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP from 2006 to 2008.

 

The Smithsonian Institution, an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazines, was established in 1846. Although concentrated in Washington DC, its collection of over 136 million items is spread through 19 museums, a zoo, and nine research centers from New York to Panama.

Stephen Douglas Memorial

Lincoln-Douglas Debate statues commemorating the 1858 in Freeport,IL., between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. At the time, U.S. senators were elected by state legislatures; thus Lincoln and Douglas were trying for their respective parties to win control of the Illinois legislature. The debates previewed the issues that Lincoln would face in the aftermath of his victory in the 1860 presidential election. The main issue discussed in all seven debates was slavery.

Dusted with snow, Old Main at Knox College is the last remaining structure to host the 1858 senatorial debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. A National Historic Landmark, the Collegiate Gothic building was completed in 1857.

 

Photo by Daniel M. Reck. Purchase at 500px Art.

The Phelps Town Hall building. This 1849 Greek Revival structure is constructed of cut sandstone walls. The stone was quarried in the Town of Phelps on the Horning-Salisbury Farm on Route 488. The builder John Bloomer lived on the farm at that time. The original building had interior woodwork of hard polished mahogany, with Clyde glassworks, throughout the building. After the 1864 village fire, a metal roof was installed. On Oct. 31, 1911 another fire consumed most of the interior of the building destroying the mahogany woodwork. The stone exterior was unharmed. The community hired J. Foster Warner of Rochester (the architect who designed the Eastman House) to direct the reconstruction. The local work was done by Fred Shaw, his son-in-law Joel Caves and Peter Caves at a cost of $4,900. The front windows were added at that time, as well as a bell tower. However the bell tower was destroyed in the 1911 fire and was replaced with a clock tower in 1912. On both sides of the front door are paired Corinthian columns. It is historically significant in the town of Phelps because the meetings for town business have been held here since 1851. Famous people who have visited Town Hall are: Susan B. Anthony, James Buchanan, Stephen Douglas, Horace Greeley and Dr. William Brooks (Phelps astronomer, photographer and inventor). Located at 79 Main Street in Phelps, NY.

Galesburg, IL: Old Main at Knox College--this is the only existing site of the 1858 Lincoln/Douglas Senate debates. The style of the building is Collegiate Gothic and it opened in 1857. It is a National Historic Landmark. Info: www.knox.edu/oldmain.xml

Ottawa, Illinois was the site of one the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1858

WIS 1999

 

Participants: Paul Berry; Lois Brako; Keylon Braxton; Melinda Certain; Wendy Crone; David Danaher; Stephen Douglas; Sharon Dunwoody; Hawley Fogg-Davis; Jeffery A. Giacomin; Yolanda Gilmore; Diana Hess; Doreen Holmgrem; James Hurley; Laura Jull; Stephen Kantrowitz; Weiyuan Kao; Tim Kelley; Pennie Maclean; Helen Madsen; Sabine Moedersheim; David Hembhard; Monty Nielsen; Tad Pinkerton; Krista Ralston; Roberto Rengel; Kay Reuter-Krohn; Joan Robertson; Norma Saldivar; Akua Sarr; Lisa Simonds; Sue Stein; Kristine Urrutia; Daniel Veroff; Irena Vida

  

Itinerary: Visit with Charles Hoslet, Sr. (Special Assistant University & State Relations) and State Senator Jon Erpenbach; Aldo Leopold Shack; Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc.; Wausau Insurance Companies; Bad River Chippewa Tribe; Bayfield Step on Tour; Apostle Island Cruise; Lincoln Hills School; Horicon Marsh Flyway Center; North Division High School

  

Galesburg, IL: Old Main at Knox College--this is the only existing site of the 1858 Lincoln/Douglas Senate debates. The style of the building is Collegiate Gothic and it opened in 1857. It is a National Historic Landmark. Info: www.knox.edu/oldmain.xml

Galesburg, IL: Old Main at Knox College--this is the only existing site of the 1858 Lincoln/Douglas Senate debates. The style of the building is Collegiate Gothic and it opened in 1857. It is a National Historic Landmark. Info: www.knox.edu/oldmain.xml

This is the new Welcome to Freeport sign featuring the Lincoln-Douglas debate of 1858 coming into town from the East.

  

Galesburg, IL: Old Main at Knox College--this is the only existing site of the 1858 Lincoln/Douglas Senate debates. The style of the building is Collegiate Gothic and it opened in 1857. It is a National Historic Landmark. Info: www.knox.edu/oldmain.xml

Original Caption: Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, Ill

 

U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 111-B-2346

 

From:: Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, (Record Group 111)

 

Photographer: Brady, Mathew, 1823 (ca.) - 1896

 

Coverage Dates: ca. 1860 - ca. 1865

 

Subjects:

American Civil War, 1861-1865

Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.)

 

Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=526540

 

Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.

 

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Use Restrictions: Unrestricted

 

Galesburg, IL: Old Main at Knox College--this is the only existing site of the 1858 Lincoln/Douglas Senate debates. The style of the building is Collegiate Gothic and it opened in 1857. It is a National Historic Landmark. Info: www.knox.edu/oldmain.xml

Galesburg, IL: Old Main at Knox College--this is the only existing site of the 1858 Lincoln/Douglas Senate debates. The style of the building is Collegiate Gothic and it opened in 1857. It is a National Historic Landmark. Info: www.knox.edu/oldmain.xml

Groveland Park was delveloped by Stephen A. Douglas, a nearby resident. It consists of a street circling an oval park between E. 33rd and E. 35th streets, S. Cottage Grove Ave. and the Metra tracks.

The last house on the east end of the street is directly adjacent to the Metra tracks. It was constructed in 1888.

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