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Creator Role
lithographers
Description
The photograph depicts a caricature of Jefferson Davis in female clothing, holding a bag of gold, pursued by Union soldiers, crying, "Let me alone, you blood thirsty villains...." Mrs. Davis responds, "Look out you vile Yankees, if you make him mad he will hurt some of you!"
Description Source
Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/96511718/ (accessed June 7, 2018)
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1865
Measurement
2 3/8 X 4 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen print on paper card
Inscription
Recto, at bottom: THE LAST DITCH OF THE CHIVALRY, OR A PRESIDENT IN PETTICOATS.
Subjects
Chasing--1860-1870; Cross dressing--1860-1870; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Work Type
Carte de visite
Class
Cartoons
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
1018
Digital ID
FVW_01018
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.
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