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Political cock fighters

Lithograph of a cockfight between a rooster with Henry Clay's head and a battered rooster with James K. Polk's head, watched by politicians.
Made by
James S. Baillie, publisher; H. Bucholzer, artist
Date
1844
Held by
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Catalog number
LC-USZ62-1972; PC/US - 1844.B157, no. 12
Rights
No known restrictions on publication.
Credit line
J. Baillie, Political Cock Fighters, 1844. Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-1972.
Catalog record
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Lithograph of a cockfight between a rooster with Henry Clay's head and a battered rooster with James K. Polk's head, watched by politicians.

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