1960 Pictorial Map of the United States / 1960 Presidential Election Fact Sheet

This is a 1960 Lorin Thompson pictorial map of the United States issued just before the 1960 presidential election. It is one of the earliest pictorial maps of the United States to include all 50 states - following the August 1959 admission of Hawaii.

A Closer Look - Pictorial Map of All 50 States

Coverage embraces the continental United States, with Alaska and Hawaii included via insets in the lower left. A portrait or vignette illustrates each state. Likenesses of significant figures appear throughout, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Lewis and Clark, and Sitting Bull. Vignettes illustrating the horseless carriage (the first car), the transcontinental railroad, Hoover Dam, and the atomic bomb highlight American ingenuity. Others, such as a gold prospector, a homesteader, and a soldier from the American Revolution, focus on history. The verso features an index of the illustrations and election content.

The Verso: 1960 Presidential Election, Kennedy v. Nixon

This piece was printed during the 1960 presidential contest between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. The verso includes information on the White House and candidate biographies. A list of past presidents provides their portraits, hometowns, parties, and dates in office. A '1960 Election Scoreboard' is included to help readers follow and predict the election's outcome. States are listed alphabetically, along with the number of electoral votes they held, and which party they voted for in 1956.

Publication History and Census

This map was created by Lorin Thompson and published in 1960 by the General Foods Corporation. We note two examples cataloged in OCLC: Osher Map Library at the University of Southern Maine and Baylor University.