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Secession is Nearly Played Out

Date: 1860
Description: The Devil running, holding a pitchfork that is flying the Confederate flag in one hand, and a bottle in the other hand. Cotton and Bonds are tucked into hi...
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The C.S.A. Man of War

Date: 1860
Description: Jefferson Davis, dressed as a woman, floating in a washtub labeled: "Lady Davis" which is flying the Confederate flag. He is holding a bottle in his left h...
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Uncle Sam's Recipe for Traitors

Date: 1861
Description: Uncle Sam holds a bottle labeled "DAVIS," with a figure of a man on it, as he stands with a snake labeled "SECESSION" under his left foot.
The caption b...
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The Confederate Coat of Arms

Date: 1860
Description: Crude parody of a coat of arms for the Confederacy. The border on the right, bottom and left is a rattlesnake. The top is a ribbon with the text "OH! "LET ...
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Third Annual Supper of the New England Society Menu

Date: 12 22 1868
Description: Front cover and interior menu pages from the Third Annual Supper of the New England Society, held at Vilas House to commemorate Forefather's Day. On the co...
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Ninth International Congress Banquet Menu

Date: 09 1887
Description: Interior menu pages of the Ninth International Medical Congress, with a woman in a head wrap and skirt decorated with stars pouring liquid from a jug into ...
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Gale Manufacturing Co. Advertising Card

Date: 1878
Description: Front and back of advertising card for the New Gale Chilled Plow. On the front is a color illustration of a man sitting at the base of a tree pulling the t...

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