Title

A Johnson Kicking Out the Freedman Bureau

Creator

Thomas Nast

Files

Creator Role

cartoonist

Description

The Civil War-era carte de visite features a caricature portrait of Andrew Johnson, who vetoed the Freedman's Bureau bill on 18 February 1866, kicking a literal bureau as dark figures fall from the drawers. The cardboard mount appears to be 20th century product.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

3 7/8 X 2 3/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); albumen process

Inscription

recto, in print on sign: THE VETO, [?] recto, on label below print: A Johnson Kicking / out the Freed Mans Bureau verso, inscribed at top right: $35.

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Work Type

albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Class

CDVs

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

2350

Digital ID

FVW_02350

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.