Inspecting the Democratic Curiosity Shop
- Title:
- Inspecting the Democratic Curiosity Shop
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Cartoonist:
- Keppler, Joseph (1838-1894)
Mayer, Merkel & Ottman
- Political Figure:
- Hancock, Winfield Scott, American (1824-1886), Presidential Candidate
Hampton, Wade, American (1818-1902), Senator
Davis, Jefferson, American (1808-1889), Leader of Confederate States of America
Booth, John Wilkes, American (1838-1865), Assassin
Barnum, William Henry, American (1818-1889), Chair of Democratic National Committee
Hill, Benjamin H., American (1823-1882), Senator
Lamar, Lucius Q. C., American (1825-1893), Senator
- Date:
- ca. 1880
- Election Date:
- 1880
- ID Number:
- 2214.CA0018
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214CA0018.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- Prints
Sheets (Information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Color lithograph
- Subject:
- Political cartoons
Portraits
Sheets (Information artifacts)
Hancock, Winfield Scott
Barnum, William Henry
Hill, Benjamin H.
Lamar, Lucius Q. C.
Hampton, Wade
Slavery
American Civil War
Confederate States of America
Animals
Dogs
Andersonville Prison, Georgia
Booth, John Wilkes
Davis, Jefferson
Assassinations
Politicians
Southern states (U.S.)
Ku Klux Klan
Horses
Portraits
Caricatures
Democratic Party
Cannons
Cannonballs
Sailing ships
Canes
Debt
Skeletons
Generals
Uniforms
Shackles
Lynchings
Politics - Measurement:
- 35.56 x 53.34 (Sheet, unfolded) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Item is reprinted from the September 1, 1880 edition of Puck. Cartoon shows Democratic presidential candidate Winfield S. Hancock, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, and three southern Senators inspecting a curiosity shop of relics illustrating the Democratic Party's history of involvement with slavery and the Confederate States of America.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.