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San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
The Presidents of the United States
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Image of a series of portraits of the presidents of the United States from 1789 to 1857, each captioned with their state and the years of their presidency: James Monroe, James Madison, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William H. Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, James Buchanan, Millard Fillmore, and Franklin Pierce.
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Image of the goddess Columbia wearing a draped American flag with staff in hand flanked by bald eagle and Union shield with a steam ship and the United States Capitol building in background; ornate frame made up of portraits of the presidents of the United States from 1789-1861: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William H. Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln; key with last names and dates in office for each president at bottom center.
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Image of a series of portraits of United States presidents from 1789-1921: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Warren G. Harding; vignettes of Yosemite Valley in California, the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York; the White House in Washington, D.C., and St. John's River in Florida interspersed with portraits; bald eagle, Union shield, allegorical figures of women representing liberty (Columbia) and justice, and American flags frame portraits and vignettes.
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Visual Materials
The Jay T. Last collection of politics and social issues prints and ephemera contains approximately 400 printed items from the United States from the 1800s to the 1950s, with the bulk of the items dating from 1850 to 1910. Most of these items are lithographs, but engravings and woodcuts are also included. The collection includes commemorative portraits of United States presidents, political cartoons and caricatures, portraits of political candidates, album card sets, trade cards, election or rally tickets, and ribbons. The collection highlights both well-known and less recognized American political figures and activists of the 19th and early 20th centuries along with social causes and issues often linked to political activities, most notably the temperance movement. The images provide a rich visual resource for studying the history of American governance of citizens including national, state, and local laws, issues, elections, and causes, as well as a perspective on portraiture, caricatures, and political cartoons of the 19th and early 20th centuries. As graphic materials, the prints and ephemera offer evidence of developing techniques and trends in printmaking, and of the artists, engravers, lithographers, printers, and publishers involved in the creative process.
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