Great Footrace for the Presidential Purse ($100,000 and Pickings) Over the Union Course 1852, lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1852.
Here, a cartoon parodies the three candidates in the US presidential election of 1852 — Winfield Scott, Daniel Webster, and Franklin Pierce — as they compete in a footrace for the four-year salary of the presidency.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Ives, C. &. (2026, September 15). Great Footrace for the Presidential Purse, 1852. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22142/great-footrace-for-the-presidential-purse-1852/
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Ives, Currier &. "Great Footrace for the Presidential Purse, 1852." World History Encyclopedia, September 15, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22142/great-footrace-for-the-presidential-purse-1852/.
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Ives, Currier &. "Great Footrace for the Presidential Purse, 1852." World History Encyclopedia, 15 Sep 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22142/great-footrace-for-the-presidential-purse-1852/.
