Poster
Under the Gaslight Poster
About This Image
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Lithograph poster for Augustin Daly's 1867 play Under the Gaslight, depicting Snorkey the one-armed Civil War veteran tied to the railroad tracks, with an express locomotive bearing down on him. Having cut her way out of a shack with an axe, Laura Cortlandt strains to reach the railroad switch. In the shadows the sinister Byke slinks away. |
Image ID: | 63108 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1867 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
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Genre: | Poster |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | TF Under the Gaslight |
Original Dimensions: | 14 x 11 inches |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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