Paper Money
Files
Creator Role
repository
Description
The print is a reproduction of a cartoon that was originally published in January 1862. The cartoon depicts Abraham Lincoln coaching a game of tug of war where a group of men pull on rope labeled Paper Money. The cartoon was a response to the United States turning to paper currency during the Civil War to help pay expenses and avoid bankruptcy. The print is organized and stored in a black album with other reproductive prints. reproduced by Lincoln National Life Foundation
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
8 X 10 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
photographic paper
Inscription
recto, above image: JANUARY, 1862 recto, in image: Pay away Lads / They are Making it at / The other End verso, on stamp: verso, on stamp: PRINT FROM PHOTOGRAPH / in possession of the Lincoln / National Life Foundation / Fort Wayne, Indiana / Identification Number 3539
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Work Type
political cartoon ' reproductive print
Class
photos
Preferred Citation
Lincoln National Life Foundation, "Paper Money" (2023). Photographs. 819.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-photographs/819
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.
Related Source
See item # 3159.
ID
3201
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.