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A Proslavery Incantation Scene, or Shakespeare Improved political cartoon, 1856
Pro-slavery politicans crowd around a kettle with "Double, Double, Free State trouble; Till Fremont men are straw & Stubble" inscribed across the front. James Buchanan stands behind the men viewing them all as they eagerly decide the cauldrons contents. Scruffy-looking politici...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania large graphics collection (#V65) |
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| Date: | 1856 |
| Alternate Date: | Circa 1856 |
| Dimensions: | 54 x 35 cm |
| Call Number: | Bc 612 P945 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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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/12045 |
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Pro-slavery politicans crowd around a kettle with "Double, Double, Free State trouble; Till Fremont men are straw & Stubble" inscribed across the front. James Buchanan stands behind the men viewing them all as they eagerly decide the cauldrons contents. Scruffy-looking politicians all give a pro-slavery incantation. A lithograph by David Claypool Johnston. |
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