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| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | 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... |
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| Description: | Engraved three-quarter length carte-de-visite portrait of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America. |
| Date: | 03 13 1947 |
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| Description: | Glenn Davis signing his nomination papers for Gaige S. Roberts in the Secretary of State's office. Davis was filing to become a Republican candidate for Co... |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Davis sitting in a chair on the porch of his residence. |
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| Description: | Three-quarter length portrait of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, in Union uniform. |
| 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: | General Scott holding Jefferson Davis off the ground by the throat, with Davis' hat and sword falling to the ground. Text above reads: "Jeff in a tight pla... |
| Date: | 08 23 1954 |
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| Description: | Two political candidates meet with congressman Glenn Davis (R-Waukesha) in Madison. From left to right are: John Fluckiger, Jr. (of Verona), a GOP Assembly... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A cartoon of General Scott helping Jefferson Davis try on a shoe. Scott says: "Well, does that Union Shoe fit you?" And Davis replies: "Mr. Scott, this Uni... |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite cartoon drawing of Jefferson Davis, showing him as he fled from being captured by Union troops when they took Richmond, Virginia. He is dis... |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite cartoon drawing of Jefferson Davis, being captured by Union troops while wearing a dress and escorted by other women. Titled "A So Called P... |
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| Description: | Painting of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy at Montgomery, Alabama on February 18, 1861. The painting features the Ala... |
| Date: | 08 23 1954 |
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| Description: | Two visitors waiting to meet congressman Glenn Davis (R-Waukesha) in Madison are Cadet Robert A. Ross, who was appointed to the West Point Military Academy... |
| Date: | 11 10 2015 |
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| Description: | Close-up view of Joe Davis, Milwaukee's 2nd district Alderman, as he is speaking through a megaphone to a crowd of protesters outside the Republican presid... |
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| Description: | Bruce Barton is seated at a desk looking at a paper. Four men stand behind him: Alex F. Olson, Fred Manchee, Davis Danforth, and Charles H. Brown. |
| 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: | 11 10 2015 |
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| Description: | Joe Davis, Milwaukee's 2nd district Alderman, speaking through a megaphone to a crowd of protesters outside the Republican presidential debate. He is stand... |
| 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... |
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