Artifacts

Creator

W. T. Foster

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Creator Role

publisher

Description

The carte de visite features a photo of a cartoon depicting Jefferson Davis in a dress, hanging from a palmetto tree.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4 X 2 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); albumen process

Inscription

recto, below print: Entered according to act of Congress, in the District of / New Jersey. / South Carolina Choaker, or the very Last Ditch. verso, inscribed at top: [$25.00] verso, backmark: Published and For Sale by / W. T. Foster. / No. 22 Washington Street, / TRENTON, N. J.

Subjects

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Political cartoons

Work Type

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

Class

CDVs

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

2351

Digital ID

FVW_02351

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.

South Carolina Choaker, or the very Last Ditch.

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