Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) Sketch of Jefferson Davis and wife excanging clothes.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1373 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 9.7 x 6 cm Order a Copy
Drawing shows a woman handing Jefferson Davis her dress. She is wearing just her slip and corsette. His pants are on the ground next to his knife. A Confederate flag flies in front of a palm tree over a sign that reads: "H'd. Q'ts" and another that reads: "Last Ditch 1 Mile." Imprint on image "Strategy or Change of Base." Imprint on recto "Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by Wm. H. Mumler, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. 258 Washington Street, Boston."
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