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Whig primary, 1848

Whig primary, 1848

"An Available Candidate: The One Qualification for a Whig President." This political cartoon about the 1848 presidential election refers to Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott, the two leading contenders for the Whig Party nomination in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War. Published by Nathaniel Currier in 1848.

The cartoon shows a man in military uniform, with epaulets and plumed hat, holding sword and seated on pile of skulls. The caption below the image reads: "An Available Candidate. The One Qualification for Whig President."

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