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John Bull's Sympathy
A slave is being whipped by a slave owner as he kneels and prays next to a bale of cotton labeled "COTTON" and "CSA." John Bull sits on the bale facing away from and ignoring the slave. The character John Bull was the "Uncle Sam" of England. Black ink with hand-painted color on beige envelope, image on left side. Image printed on envelope, mounted on various colored pages and collected in an album. |
Image ID: | 76577 |
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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, fine-art |
Original Format Number: | PH 2630, box #2, page 108 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.6875 x 3.0625 inches |
Envelopes printed during Civil War depicting mostly pro-Union and anti-Confederate themes. |
Clothing and dress |
Hats |
Ephemera |
Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Men |
Americana |
Slavery |
Violence |
Cotton |
Caricatures and cartoons |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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