Browse Items (595 total)
- Collection: Civil War and Slavery Collection
Portrait of Gideon Welles
Portrait of Gideon Welles in oval frame with signature. Design in red, yellow, blue and green. Printed by Chas. Magnus, 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
Portrait of Caleb B. Smith
Portrait of Caleb B. Smith in oval frame with signature. Design in red, yellow, blue and green. Printed by Chas. Magnus, 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
Portrait of Salmon P. Chase
Portrait of Salmon P. Chase in oval frame with signature. Design in red, yellow, blue and green. Printed by Chas. Magnus, 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
The Washington Grape
Design shows the fox (Jefferson Davis) reaching for the grapes (Washington). Design in color with The Washington Grape.
End of secession
Design shows hangman's rope in shape of a skull with "End of Secession." Design in blue on white envelope.
Uncle Sam saving the South from secession
Caricature of man on the end of pier extending the flag to a man who has fallen into the water, and "I say old fellow just hold on to this ere Flag or You are lost." Man on the pier represents the North, the man in the water represents the south, the…
Repudiation
Caricature of man depicting the South refusing to pay invoices for Northern merchandise. Design in full color on white envelope. Berlin & Jones, 134 William St. N.Y.
As it is and as it will be
Design shows children play fighting for the North and South, and "As it is," and female figure watching over sleeping children with "As it will be" and "God watches over them." Design in full color on white envelope. Berlin & Jones, 134 William St.…
Privateering under difficulties
Design shows large ship with "U. States" flag and smaller ship with Confederate flag and "Jeff Davis" with "Privateering under difficulties." Design in red and blue on white envelope.
Jeff the dictator
Design shows rope in a figure-8 with Jefferson Davis the Dictator "As he is" in uniform with skull and crossbones flag and "As he should be--Jeff the Dig-tater-er" hoeing potatoes in the hot sun with a well-dressed black man standing over him. D.…
I'll block that game, you thieving rascal!
Design shows eagle killing rodent, labeled Jeff on Confederate flag, stealing eggs. Design in black and red on a yellow envelope.
The real Declaration of Independence
Design shows the scene of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with "The Real Declaration of Independence which took place in Phila., July 4th, 1776." Design in blue on white envelope. Magee, 316 Checknut St. Phila.