Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Political cartoon:"The Latter End of the Confederacy."

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GLC#
GLC05111.02.1378-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1861-1865
Author/Creator
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Title
Political cartoon:"The Latter End of the Confederacy."
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 carte de visite Height: 9.9 cm, Width: 6.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Drawing shows Lady Liberty with Jefferson Davis in a dress. Liberty has lifted up Davis' dress to whip him with a cat o' nine tails. Her foot is crushing a box, which reads: "Confederate Bonds." Davis is unarmed, his knife is lying on the ground. Imprint on image "The latter End of the Confed'racy." Graphite inscription on recto "The Latter End of the Confederacy." Imprint on recto "Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by Bundy & Williams. In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Connecticut." Photographers imprint on verso: "Bundy & Williams. 314 & 326 Chapel St. New Haven, Ct. Additional Copies from the plate from which this picture is taken can be had if desired." Cancelled orange two-cent tax stamp on verso.

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