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The Northern Elephant
Marching elephant wearing boots and a blanket carrying a banner. The banner reads: "The Northern Elephant," and has a face on the left side that is holding up the elephants tail in a ring. The blanket reads: "AFTER SECESSION RATS." Caption below reads: "What Patrick Henry said in '76, 'Give me Liberty or give me Death.' What Jeff. Davis says in '61, "Give me Hog, Hominy and Slavery.'" Red ink on cream envelope, illustration in upper left corner, and printed on envelope, mounted on a decorative border and collected in an album. |
Image ID: | 75862 |
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Creation Date: | after 1860 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
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Collection Name: | Civil War illustrated envelopes, 1861-1865 |
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Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | PH 2630, Box#1, page 46 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5625 x 3.0625 inches |
Envelopes printed during Civil War depicting mostly pro-Union and anti-Confederate themes. |
Elephants |
Caricatures and cartoons |
Shoes |
Ephemera |
Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Americana |
Banners |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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