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Sly Fox Scott taking Jeff Monkey's Last Trump
| A monkey with a Confederate flag that has fallen to the floor (representing Jefferson Davis) and a fox with a Union flag (representing General Winifield Scott) are playing cards at a table. The monkey is chained to the floor with a metal band around his waist that says, "JEFF." As the caption indicates, Scott is taking Davis' last trump. The caption below reads, "Sly-Fox Scott taking Jeff Monkey's Last Trump." Blue and red ink on beige envelope, image on left side. Image printed on envelope, mounted on a decorative border and collected in an album. |
| Image ID: | 76040 |
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| Creation Date: | after 1860 |
| Creator Name: | D. Murphy's Son, Print., 65 Fulton & 372 Pearl Street, New York |
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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 #1, page 120 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5625 x 3.125 inches |
| Envelopes printed during Civil War depicting mostly pro-Union and anti-Confederate themes. |
| Caricatures and cartoons |
| Ephemera |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Americana |
| Flags |
| Card games |
| Foxes |
| Monkeys |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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