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Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of Civil War Illustrated
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| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A charging elephant tossing Jefferson Davis and a dog into the air. Davis is holding a tattered Confederate flag. The elephant is labeled: "UNCLE SAM," and... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a boxing ring. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "2ND ROU... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a boxing ring. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "1ST ROU... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Two pirates, one armed with two pistols and the other with a rifle, are bringing a shackled soldier labeled "U.S." to Jefferson Davis. Davis is relaxing in... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Davis, dressed as a woman, floating in a washtub labeled: "Lady Davis" which is flying the Confederate flag. He is holding a bottle in his left h... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a boxing ring. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "3RD ROU... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Davis, holding a Confederate flag, is arriving in hell with a devil riding on his back. Another devil (Benedict Arnold) below is giving him a "wa... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Winfield Scott and William Seward stand in the boxing ring in which Lincoln fought Davis. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Two images of Jefferson Davis within a rope forming a figure eight. At the top, Davis is standing proudly in a uniform holding a sword. The skull and cross... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | 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 Sc... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Confederate flag with the words: "The Pirate Flag" and 8 stars in the blue section, and "Jeff. Davis" and "A.H. Stephens" on the red bars. Cream envelope w... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | 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 d... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Davis walks a tightrope over a waterfall heading toward the side of a cliff on which is the Capitol building, a soldier, and the Union flag. Behi... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Davis and six sailors sail in a tea cup. A pirate flag flies overhead. One sailor is in the "crow's nest." Another is using a paddle. Three sailo... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Confederate President Jefferson Davis with his nose caught in a bear trap (Washington) while holding a confederate/pirate flag. Caption reads: "Jeff though... |
| Date: | 1861 |
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| Description: | A large dog, (Winfield Scott), and a smaller dog (Jefferson Davis) discussing a piece of meat, (Washington D.C.). Perhaps a comment on the insignificance o... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A large bulldog, (Winfield Scott), and a small whippet dog, (Jefferson Davis), face each other over a rack of ribs, (Washington D.C.). The bulldog is weari... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "5TH ROUND." Lincoln stands inside "THE CHAMPION BELT" beside ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Davis, dressed as a sailor, wears a hat with the initials "JD" on it. He is holding up a wooden toy boat that flies the Confederate flag and a sk... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A circus traveling on the road has three cages, the first and second are flying the Confederate flag. A stone at the side of the road says "TO BOSTON." "T... |
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