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Cartoon of the Flight of Jefferson Davis
| Jefferson Davis in a hoop skirt with a basket and fallen dagger. Photographic card of a cartoon concerning Jefferson Davis' flight across Georgia in women's clothing hoping to reach the Mississippi River and help what Confederate forces remained there. He was captured by Federal troops on May 10, 1865 and imprisoned. |
| Image ID: | 70745 |
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| Creation Date: | 1865 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
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| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Album 14.86 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4 inches |
| Dresses |
| Clothing and dress |
| Cross-dressing |
| Hats |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Officers |
| Men |
| Politicians |
| Weapons |
| Caricatures and cartoons |
| Drawing |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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