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Sepia political cartoon of a steam locomotive with two men in its cab, pulling a cart driven by a feathered figure and donkeys with human heads.

Progressive Democracy - Prospect of a Smash Up

A satirical lithograph in sepia tones shows a steam locomotive at upper right with two men in its cab, pulling a cart driven by a feathered figure and drawn by donkey-like animals with human heads labeled Douglas and Johnson. Another donkey at right, labeled Breckinridge and Lane, faces the train beneath a caption reading Progressive Democracy.

Artist
Currier & Ives Lithography Company
Date
1860
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
4000 × 2559 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1860).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Progressive Democracy: Prospecto de un choque (caricatura política de 1860)

Litografía satírica en tonos sepia muestra una locomotora de vapor a la derecha, con dos hombres en la cabina, arrastrando un carruaje conducido por una figura con plumas y tirado por animales con cabezas humanas rotuladas Douglas y Johnson. Otro burro a la derecha, rotulado Breckinridge y Lane, mira al tren bajo el título Progressive Democracy.

Português: Progressive Democracy: Perspectiva de um choque (charge política de 1860)

Litografia satírica em tons sépia mostra uma locomotiva a vapor à direita, com dois homens na cabine, puxando uma carruagem conduzida por uma figura com penas e puxada por animais com cabeças humanas rotuladas Douglas e Johnson. Outro burro à direita, rotulado Breckinridge e Lane, encara o trem sob o título Progressive Democracy.