Jeff Davis
- Title:
- Jeff Davis
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Publisher:
- De Marsan, H.
- Political Figure:
- Davis, Jefferson, American (1808-1889), President, Confederate States of America
- Date:
- ca. 1861
- ID Number:
- 2214.SB0010
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214SB0010.jpg
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- handbills
songbooks
ephemera (general object genre)
Prints - Materials/Techniques:
- Wood engraving (process)
Letterpress printing - Subject:
- Handbills
Songs
Davis, Jefferson
Songs
Poverty
American Civil War
Soldiers
Tobacco
Violins
Banjos
African Americans
Musicians
Children
Drinking
Jesters
Politics - Measurement:
- 25.4 x 15.875 (Handbill) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Handbill contains lyrics to the song Jeff Davis, sung to the tune of Nell Flaugherty's Drake. Contains four verses and a chorus. Item is undated but clearly refers to the American Civil War.
- 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.