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Franklin Pierce, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and Bleeding Kansas
An overview of Franklin Pierce.
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Franklin Pierce
U.S. Pres. Franklin Pierce, oil on canvas by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1853;...
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, 1942 (object no. NPG.65.49)
Franklin Pierce's birthplace
Birthplace of President Franklin Pierce, Hillsboro, New Hampshire.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (file no. LC-USZ62-59426)
U.S. officer Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce during the Mexican-American War, steel engraving by W.L. Ormsby,...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (file no. LC-DIG-pga-04006)
Pierce-King 1852 campaign banner
Campaign banner for Franklin Pierce and William R. King, the Democratic ticket for...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZC2-2488)
Franklin Pierce: inauguration
Contemporary engraving of the inauguration of Franklin Pierce on March 4, 1853.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (cph 3a07596)
Franklin Pierce
U.S. Pres. Franklin Pierce, lithograph by Nathaniel Currier, 1852; in the National...
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (object no. NPG.86.146)
Franklin Pierce: inaugural reception
"The President's Levee at the White House, Washington, D.C.," from Gleason's...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZ62-30571)
Franklin Pierce
U.S. Pres. Franklin Pierce, quarter-plate daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes, c....
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (object no. NPG.86.166)
Gadsden Purchase
U.S. postage stamp commemorating the Gadsden Purchase.
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Pierce, Franklin
Franklin Pierce.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Silk ribbon depicting Franklin Pierce, c. 1852.
Collection of David J. and Janice L. Frent
Key events in the life of Franklin Pierce.
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Presidency of Franklin Pierce
At a glance: the Pierce presidency
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