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Black-and-white lithograph of three men balancing on a rail labeled Republican Platform, with speech bubbles and the caption The Rail Candidate.

Rail Candidate

A black-and-white lithograph shows three men balancing on a long rail inscribed with the words Republican Platform, while a man in a vest and bow tie stands atop it. One man in shirtsleeves and another in a top hat and long coat strain against the rail beneath speech bubbles and the caption The Rail Candidate.

Artist
Louis Maurer
Date
1860
Medium
Lithograph
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
4000 × 2933 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: The Rail Candidate, litografía política de 1860

Litografía en blanco y negro: tres hombres equilibrados sobre una barra con la inscripción «Plataforma Republicana», y uno de pie encima en chaleco y corbata de moño. Un hombre en mangas de camisa a la izquierda y otro con sombrero de copa y abrigo a la derecha empujan la barra, bajo globos y el título «The Rail Candidate».

Português: The Rail Candidate, litografia política de 1860

Litografia em preto e branco: três homens equilibrados sobre uma barra com a inscrição «Plataforma Republicana», e um de pé em cima, de colete e gravata-borboleta. Um homem de mangas de camisa à esquerda e outro de cartola e casaco à direita empurram a barra, sob balões de fala e o título «The Rail Candidate».