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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.