1856 image shows John C. Fremont cast as a frontier figure, standing on a mountain peak and raising the American flag. It was created during his presidential campaign and borrows heavily from the public’s memory of his western expeditions in the 1840s. Images like this helped link national politics to westward expansion and the idea of American destiny. By presenting Fremont as both explorer and leader, the print reflects how mid-19th-century campaigns used familiar frontier symbols to build trust and stir patriotism.