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Creator Role
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Description
The Civil War-era carte de visite features a caricature depicting William B. Reed as a Copperhead. Reed, a politician and lawyer from Pennsylvania, held pro-Confederacy views which were in conflict with many of his political peers. In the cartoon, Reed's head has been mounted to the body of a snake.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
1863
Measurement
4 X 2 3/8 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
paper (fiber product); albumen process
Inscription
recto, at bottom of print: A COPPERHEAD verso, inscribed at left of card: a political carica / ture of the war- / Wm B Reed of / Phila. verso, inscribed at right of card: $20. verso, backmark: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by John J. Kromer, / in the Clerk�s Office of the District Court for the Eastern District / of Pennsylvania.
Subjects
Carte de visite photographs; Reed, William B. (William Bradford), 1806-1876
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
2353
Digital ID
FVW_02353
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.