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Eagle with Wings Spread
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Drawing of eagle with wings spread. In the eagle's talons is a rolled piece of paper and flag. There is also a flag on the right hand side of the drawing. The eagle probably intended to depict Old Abe, the eagle of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment.
Publication Information
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 20 x 15 cm |
Collection Information
| Digital Collection | Wisconsin in the Civil War |
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| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Call Number | Album 17.12 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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W013J33
WHi 78910
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Old Abe
1870
Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Old Abe is perched on a plank of wood with the American flag painted on it. The portrait is masked into an oval shape.
Portrait of Old Abe
circa 1860-1869
Vintage portrait print of Old Abe, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment's eagle mascot. The print reads at the top, "8th Wisconsin's Famous War-Eagle, 1861-5" and at the bottom, "Old Abe". An America...
Old Abe
circa 1870-1879
Stereograph of Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment. Old Abe is standing on a log-type bird perch attached to a shield with the American flag painted on it. His head is tu...
Old Abe
circa 1860-1869
Ferrotype of "Old Abe," the bald eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. The young bird has brown head feathers and is standing on a perch. Hand-colori...
Golden Eagle On Barrel
circa 1860-1869
Charcoal drawing of a golden eagle perched on a barrel. Likely the wild golden eagle Andy Johnson, the mascot of the Forty-Ninth Wisconsin Civil War Infantry. He lived at the Capital building beg...
Old Abe Composite
circa 1860-1869
Composite paste-up intended to represent "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Regiment in the Civil War with his bearer. At the Northwest Sanitary Fair in Chicago, 1865, the bearer was J...
