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Scott's Extinguisher

Date: 1860
Description: General Scott holds a large cone decorated with the stars and stripes. Scott is saying: "I'LL BLOCK YOUR GAME." He is about to snuff out Jefferson Davis, w...
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Beware

Date: 1860
Description: The American Eagle is holding a banner with the word "BEWARE" on it in his beak. He is gripping a federal shield with a Union flag draped over it with his ...
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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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Jeff and His Pet

Date: 1860
Description: Jefferson Davis, wearing his nightshirt with rumpled hair, is recoiling from a large snake. The snake's tongue is touching Davis' nose. A marsh appears in ...
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"Czarne skrzydła" (Black Wings) Film Poster

Date: 1963
Description: Polish film poster. Illustrated image of a snake's face with one eye and its tongue sticking out. The snake wears a black hat.

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