Symbols, sports and recreation, politicians and world leaders
Frank Leslie's Budget of Fun
September 15, 1860

Sub-entries:  
- Breckinridge, John Cabell, 1821-1875, as a swimmer
- Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861, as a swimmer
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as a swimmer
"GREAT SWIMMING MATCH TO COME OFF ON THE FOURTH OF NOVEMBER. STAKES-THE WHITE HOUSE AND $100,000,000 OF PATRONAGE."


Frank Leslie's Budget of Fun
February 01, 1863

Sub-entries:  
- Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881, as an ice skater
- Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890, as an ice skater
- Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872, as an ice skater
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as an ice skater
- McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885, as an ice skater
- Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869, as an ice skater
"AN ICE PARTY, OR LETTING THINGS SLIDE ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK."


Frank Leslie's Budget of Fun
March 01, 1864

Sub-entries:  
- Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889, as a fighter or prize-fighter
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as a fighter or prize-fighter
"FINAL ISSUE OF THE WAR--THE LONGEST PURSE WINS."


Frank Leslie's Budget of Fun
September 01, 1864

Sub-entries:  
- Chase, Salmon Portland, 1808-1873, as an acrobat
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as tightrope walker Charles Blondin
- Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869, as an acrobat
- Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878, as an acrobat
"THE POLITICAL BLONDIN."


Frank Leslie's Budget of Fun
May 01, 1865

Sub-entries:  
- Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889, as a fighter or prize-fighter
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as a fighter or prize-fighter
"THE PROPOSED 'FIRST STEP TO PEACE;' OR, EXTRINSIC POLICY ENTERTAINED AT FORTRESS MONROE."


Frank Leslie's Budget of Fun
February 01, 1865

Sub-entries:  
- Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889, as a fighter or prize-fighter
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as a fighter or prize-fighter
"NORTH AND SOUTH."


Punch
May 09, 1863

Sub-entries:  
- Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889, playing billiards
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, playing billiards
"THE GREAT 'CANNON GAME.'"


Fun
November 14, 1863

Sub-entries:  
- Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889, seesawing
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, seesawing
"SEE - SAW."


Campaign Plain Dealer
June 30, 1860

Sub-entries:  
- Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861, as a prize-fighter
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as a prize-fighter
"THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT!"


Campaign Plain Dealer
July 07, 1860

Sub-entries:  
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as a jockey
"RIDING ON A RAIL."


Harper's Weekly
August 25, 1860

Sub-entries:  
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as tightrope walker Charles Blondin
"THE COMING MAN'S PRESIDENTIAL CAREER, A LA BLONDIN."


Harper's Weekly
April 26, 1862

Sub-entries:  
- Foote, Andrew Hull, 1806-1863, as a bowler
"COMMODORE FOOTE'S GAME OF TEN PINS WITH BEAUREGARD."


Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
June 20, 1863

Sub-entries:  
- Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889, as a badminton player
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as a badminton player
- Vallandigham, Clement Laird, 1820-1871, as a shuttlecock
"A RARE OLD GAME OF "SHUTTLECOCK.'"


Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
December 24, 1864

Sub-entries:  
- Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889, as a fighter or prize-fighter
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as a fighter or prize-fighter
"NORTH AND SOUTH."


Strong's Campaign Pictorial
November 01, 1860

Sub-entries:  
- Bell, John, 1797-1869, as a racehorse
- Breckinridge, John Cabell, 1821-1875, as a racehorse
- Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861, as a racehorse
- Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872, as a jockey
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as a racehorse
- Richmond, Dean, 1804-1866, as a jockey
"GREAT FALL RACES 1860."


Vanity Fair
June 09, 1860

Sub-entries:  
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as tightrope walker Charles Blondin
"SHAKY."


Vanity Fair
July 07, 1860

Sub-entries:  
- Bell, John, 1797-1869, as a gladiator
- Breckinridge, John Cabell, 1821-1875, as a gladiator
- Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861, as a gladiator
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as a gladiator
"SERENE ABOVE THEM ALL."


Vanity Fair
May 04, 1861

Sub-entries:  
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, as a gardener
[OLD ABE AND COLUMBIA.]


Vanity Fair
December 06, 1862

Sub-entries:  
- Davis, Jefferson Finis, 1808-1889, seesawing
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, seesawing
"THE MANIFEST DESTINY OF SAMBO:"


 

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