John Brown exhibiting his hangman!.
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- Title
- John Brown exhibiting his hangman!.
- Date
- 1865]
- Notes
- John Brown, at left, rises from his grave and points an accusing finger at Jefferson Davis, who sits imprisoned in a birdcage hanging from a gallows. Davis wears a dress and bonnet and holds a sour apple. Below the hanging cage, African American men and women, resembling comic minstrel figures, celebrate.
- "Entered according to act of Congress in 1865 by G. Querner in the clerk's office of the Sup. Court, D.C."
- Names and Subjects
- Brown, John,--1800-1859--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Davis, Jefferson,--1808-1889--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Cross dressing--1860-1870.
- African Americans--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Abolitionists.
- Caricatures and cartoons--United States.
- Prints shelf.
- United States--History--1815-1861.
- ID
- 335
- Barcode
- B6462744
- Physical Description
- 1 print : lithograph ; plate mark 345 x 24.2 cm, on sheet 39.5 x 32.7 cm.
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2016-01-06 00:13:22
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- Collection
- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 3645 x 5138
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 335
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-335/wcl000407
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"John Brown exhibiting his hangman!.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-335/wcl000407. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 05, 2024.