Ye conference. "Not any we thank you Mr. Davis"
1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 32.9 x 43.9 cm. (image) | Jefferson Davis's diplomatic overtures to France and Great Britain fail in an imaginary scene at court. Davis (right) bows before French ruler Napoleon III, extending toward him a tray of "bonds." Davis holds a plate of cotton and, under his arm, a batch of papers. His pockets overflow with more…
Contributor:
Ehrgott & Forbriger
Date:1861-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
Uncle Sam protecting his property against the encroachments of his cousin John
1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 29.4 x 38.5 cm. (image) | Northern fears of European intervention in the Civil War on behalf of the South are manifest here.Uncle Sam, in the form of a bearded Union soldier (closely resembling Abraham Lincoln), unceremoniously routs John Bull from a fenced garden where the latter has been poaching. Grabbing him by the scruff of…
Contributor:
Stauch, Edward, Approximately 1830 - Stauch, Edward
Date:1861-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
The clairvoyant's dream
1 print : lithograph. | Four vignette cartoon shows Brother Jonathan kicking the confederacy, Napoleon III, and Emperor Maximillian, represented by animals, with his "iron-clad" boots. In the next vignette, Brother Jonathan fills the feed dish of the American eagle with yellow pills, from which the bird produces specie, "green backs." In the third vignette, men ride horses which have the heads of Abraham…
Contributor:
Lascell, G. W.
Date:1864-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
The pending contest. Although all Copperheads call themselves Democrats, nevertheless, all Democrats are not Copperheads
1 print : lithograph with letterpress, on wove paper ; 41.9 x 31.9 cm. (image) | A variant of "The Pending Conflict" (no. 1863-10), evidently issued at about the same time (and deposited for copyright on the same date). Significant alterations here include: the "Neutrality" band has been removed from around the clubs held by John Bull; Napoleon III now seems to dance, with…
Contributor:
Herline & Hensel - Woods, Oliver Evans
Jeff's last shift. Capture of Jeff. Davis, May 10th, 1865, at Irwinsville, Ga.
1 print on wove paper : lithograph ; image 26.9 x 35.1 cm. | One of the less outlandish variations on the popular theme of Jefferson Davis's capture by Union soldiers. (See "The Chas-ed "Old Lady" of the C.S.A.," no. 1865-11.) In a wooded setting Davis, wearing a bonnet and dress and wielding a Bowie knife, tries unsuccessfully to flee from three armed Union…
Contributor:
Baker, Joseph E. - Bufford, John Henry