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Secession Web
Jefferson Davis as a spider traps flies in his web. The web appears to be attached to the Union flag. He has a skull and crossbones on his back and blood drips from his front legs. The trapped flies are labeled with state initials including MISS, FLA, ARK, ALA, GEO, LA, TEX, VIRG, SC and NC. Two flies, labeled MD and MO are approaching the web. Davis is saying "Walk into my parlor, says the Spider to the Fly." Red and blue ink on beige envelope, image on left side. Image printed on envelope, mounted on various colored pages and collected in an album. |
Image ID: | 76240 |
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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 #2, page 18 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.25 inches |
Envelopes printed during Civil War depicting mostly pro-Union and anti-Confederate themes. |
Signs and symbols |
Presidents |
Flies |
Insects |
Caricatures and cartoons |
Ephemera |
Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Men |
Americana |
Flags |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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