Currier & Ives Jeff's Last Shift

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GLC#
GLC03949
Type
Images
Date
1865
Author/Creator
Currier & Ives
Title
Jeff's Last Shift
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 print : b&w Height: 34.7 cm, Width: 45 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Cartoon depicting the capture of Jefferson Davis. Depicts his rumored attempt to escape in women's clothing. Davis had actually thrown his wife's overcoat over his shoulders prior to making an unsuccessful dash to elude the soldiers pursing him. Printed by Currier & Ives in the "Clerks Office of the District Court of the Unite States for the Southern District of NY." Originally folded down the center.

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