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Tomlinson, G. W. (fl. 1865) Jeff Davis, as Captured

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09780.04 Author/Creator: Tomlinson, G. W. (fl. 1865) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 9.6 x 6.2 cm. Order a Copy

One carte de visite entitled, "Jeff Davis, as Captured," dated circa 1865. Illustration consists of a superimposed image of a dress with a portrait of Jefferson Davis where he holds a dagger. Below this, a caption reads, "Your men had better not provoke the President, for he might hurt 'em." The quote is attributed to "Mrs. Jeff Davis."

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Tomlinson, G.W., fl. 1865

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