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Old Abe Displayed to Crowd
| Engraving of Old Abe, mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Civil War Voluntary Infantry, displayed for a crowd. The eagle bearer holds Old Abe's staff perch while two other uniformed soldiers stand nearby. In the background is an indistinct crowd of soldiers with bayonets pointing skyward, and well-dressed onlookers watching the spectacle. Text at bottom reads "The Eagle Bearer, six feet eight and a half inches high, of Captain Perkins' "Chippewa Eagles." Sketched by A.W. Grippen." |
| Image ID: | 33811 |
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| Creation Date: | 10 14 1861 |
| Creator Name: | Grippen, A. W. |
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| Collection Name: | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
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| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | Album 17.19 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9.5 x 10 inches |
| Excerpted from New York Illustrated News, Oct. 14, 1861, p. 370. |
| Birds |
| Clothing and dress |
| Dresses |
| Hats |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Military uniforms |
| Soldiers |
| Weapons |
| Crowds |
| Men |
| Mascots |
| Engraving |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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