The Pirates Under False Colors - Can They Capture the Ship of State?
- Title:
- The Pirates Under False Colors - Can They Capture the Ship of State?
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Cartoonist:
- Nast, Thomas (September 27, 1840 - December 7, 1902)
- Political Figure:
- Greeley, Horace, American (1811-1872), Presidential Candidate
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875), American (1808-1875), Former President
Reid, Whitelaw, American (1837-1912), Editor of the New York Tribune
Brown, B. Gratz, American (1826-1885), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), American (1822-1885), Presidential Candidate
Schurz, Carl, American (1829-1906), Senator
- Date:
- 1872
- Election Date:
- 1872
- ID Number:
- 2214.PR0149
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PR0149.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- German
American - Work Type:
- Prints
Sheets (Information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Wood engraving (process)
Newsprint - Subject:
- Illustrations
Sheets (Information artifacts)
Political cartoons
Portraits
Greeley, Horace
Brown, B. Gratz
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
Reid, Whitelaw
Uncle Sam
Symbols
Sailing ships
Violins
Clergy
Pirates
Telescopes
Weapons
American flags
Newspapers
Politicians
Journalists
Portraits
Caricatures
Politics
Schurz, Carl - Measurement:
- 40.005 x 55.88 (Sheet) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Center spread from the November 9, 1872 Harper's Weekly. Cartoon shows pirate ship captained by Democratic Presidential candidate Horace Greeley nearing the Ship of State flying an American flag with the label U.S. Grant.
- 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.