Title

The Last Race of the Rail-splitter.

Creator

Files

Description

The song sheet features highly critical verses of Abraham Lincoln. In the work, Lincoln's secret passage through Baltimore en route to his 1861 inauguration is referenced. The broadside also features an illustration popularly used in runaway slave advertisements, possibly hinting at the threat Lincoln posed to slavery.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1861

Measurement

5 7/8 X 10 1/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product)

Inscription

verso, inscribed at top on stamp: 38 verso, inscribed at bottom right corner: 499HAP05

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

broadside

Class

Ephemera

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

8325

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.