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Also Rans: Losing Presidential Candidates of the United States

Portrait Gallery: W. Harrison - McGovern

See below for selected portraits of "also rans," shown in alphabetical order, from William Henry Harrison through McGovern. For full caption/reproduction information, or to download an uncompressed tiff or higher resolution JPG image, click on the picture or caption. (These will open on a new tab.) Please note that dates listed here may refer to the date a print was made, which may be after the subject's life dates.

William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison, half-length portrait, facing right — William Henry Harrison. By Charles Fenderich. c1841. Lithograph. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-13009 (b&w film copy neg. of detail)

William Henry Harrison, full-length portrait, standing, facing front — William Henry Harrison. By J. Sartain, after a painting by James R. Lambdin. c1841. Mezzotint. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-02636 (digital file from original print)

Print shows a campaign banner with Harrison on horseback; surrounded by 12 vignettes of his home, military service, and political activity — William Henry Harrison. By George Endicott. c1840. Lithograph. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ds-00685 (digital file from original item)

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Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right — Herbert Hoover. By Underwood & Underwood. 1928. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-24155 (b&w film copy neg.)

Herbert Hoover, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, in front of microphones and three flags — Herbert Hoover. Underwood & Underwood. Between 1929 and 1933. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-92155 (b&w film copy neg.)

President Hoover addresses joint session of Congress at bicentennial ceremony commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington — Herbert Hoover. By Underwood & Underwood. 1932. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-22162 (b&w film copy neg.)

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Charles E. Hughes

Portrait, head and shoulders, facing right — Charles E. Hughes. 1908. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-22472 (b&w film copy neg.)

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Hubert Humphrey

Hubert Humphrey, half-length portrait, facing front — Hubert H. Humphrey. Circa 1965. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-38696 (digital file from original photo)

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Andrew Jackson

Portrait, head and shoulders, facing left — Andrew Jackson. By James B. Longacre. Between 1815 and 1845. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-117120 (b&w film copy neg. of cropped image)

Andrew Jackson, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, leaning on horse — Andrew Jackson. By James B. Longacre. c1820. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-07371 (digital file from original item)

Andrew Jackson, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, hand resting on table — Andrew Jackson. By Alexander Hay Ritchie, after a painting by D.M. Carter. c1860. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-02501 (digital file from original print)

Print shows the Battle of New Orleans from the British perspective, as British forces advance upon the earthworks or barricades from which the American forces, under the command of Andrew Jackson, repel the attack — Andrew Jackson, Battle of New Orleans. By Joseph Yeager. 1817. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-08807 (digital file from original item)

Crowd in front of White House during Andrew Jackson's first inaugural reception in 1829 — Andrew Jackson, President's Levee. By Robert Cruikshank. 1841. Aquatint. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-50970 (digital file from original)

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Thomas Jefferson

Print shows Thomas Jefferson, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing slightly left, with hand folded and resting on the desk, on which are books and papers, and a bust sculpture of Benjamin Franklin — Thomas Jefferson. By Gilbert Stuart. Circa 1825-1828. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-15708 (digital file from original print)

Print shows Thomas Jefferson, full-length portrait, facing slightly right, standing beside a table; he is lifting from the table the Declaration of Independence with his right hand and pointing to it with his left hand; there is a bust of Benjamin Franklin on the table, as well as several books — Thomas Jefferson. By Cornelius Tiebout, after a painting by Rembrandt Peale. 1801. Engraving. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-15715 (digital file from original item)

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John Kerry

Head-and-shoulders view of John Kerry at podium with several microphones on stand and being held near him — John Kerry. By Warren K. Leffler. 1971. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-50415 (digital file from original item)

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Rufus King

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left — Rufus King. By Albert Rosenthal, after a painting by John Trumbull. 1888. Etching. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-31799 (digital file from original item)

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Robert M. Lafollette

Half-length portrait, seated — Robert M. Lafollette. c1911. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-41731 (b&w film copy neg.)

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Alfred M. Landon

Alfred Landon, half-length portrait, standing, facing front — Alfred M. Landon. By Harris & Ewing. c1936. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-127381 (b&w film copy neg.)

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John McCain

Three-quarter length portrait, seated in upholstered chair, facing left — John McCain. By Thomas J. O'Halloran. 1973. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-03413 (digital file from original)

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George McClellan

Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right — George McClellan. By J.H. Bufford. c1862. Lithograph. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-pga-00378 (digital file from original print)

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George S. McGovern

Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of McGovern speaking into a microphone — George S. McGovern. By Warren K. Leffler. 1972. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-19602 (digital file from original)

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