Waiting for an Imaginary Enemy
- Title:
- Waiting for an Imaginary Enemy
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, American (1822-1893), Presidential Candidate
Grant, Ulysses S., American (1822-1885), President
Butler, Benjamin F., American (1818-1893), Republican Party Leader
Blaine, James Gillespie, American (1830-1893), Republican Party leader
- Date:
- 1876
- ID Number:
- 2214.PR0155
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PR0155.jpg
- Work Type:
- publications (documents)
illustrations by form
political cartoons
portraits
Prints
Sheets (Information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Wood engraving (process)
Newsprint - Subject:
- Illustrations
Sheets (Information artifacts)
Political cartoons
Portraits
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard
Butler, Benjamin F.
Blaine, James Gillespie
Politicians
Soldiers
American Civil War
Southern states (U.S.)
Weapons
Fortifications
Steamboats
Cotton
Agricultural landscapes
Agricultural machinery
Rivers
African Americans
Portraits
Caricatures
Skeletons
Uniforms
Swords
Cannons
Politics
Quotations (texts) - Measurement:
- 40.64 x 55.88 (Sheet) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Center spread from the November 4, 1876 Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Cartoon reacts to rumors that military forces would be used to secure the insurrectionary South in the wake of the contested 1876 election.
- 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.