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This image shows American President Abraham Lincoln dressed in the garb of Uncle Sam playing a game of pool with Confederate President Jefferson Davis. An ominous-looking observer watches the scene from the background and keeps score. The cartoon is written from the British perspective and takes moc...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania cartoons and caricatures collection (#3133) |
| Date: | 1863-05-09 |
| Alternate Date: | May 9, 1863 |
| Extent: | 1 clipping |
| Box Number: | Box 1 |
| Folder Number: | Folder 27 |
| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Punch, or the London Charivari
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11511 |
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This image shows American President Abraham Lincoln dressed in the garb of Uncle Sam playing a game of pool with Confederate President Jefferson Davis. An ominous-looking observer watches the scene from the background and keeps score. The cartoon is written from the British perspective and takes mocking joy in the difficulties the United States was facing during the Civil War. |
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