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Why Don't You Take It?
| 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 wearing a military hat and a collar that reads: "SCOTT." The whippet is wearing a hat, and a collar that reads: "JEFF" and a Confederate flag around his middle. The ribs are labeled: "WASHINGTON." The bulldog is saying: "WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT?." Black ink on gold envelope. Printed illustration on left side, mounted on a decorative border and collected in an album. |
| Image ID: | 76114 |
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| Creation Date: | after 1860 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Civil War illustrated envelopes, 1861-1865 |
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| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2630, box #1, page 136 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.4375 x 3.0625 inches |
| Dogs |
| Caricatures and cartoons |
| Hats |
| Meat |
| Ephemera |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Officers |
| Americana |
| Flags |
| Presidents |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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