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Secession Soup
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A cat, labeled "MISSOURI," is tasting soup from a steaming kettle over a wood fire. The kettle is labeled: "SECESSION SOUP." The cat is wearing a vest, apron and cap. Caption below reads: "Missouri tasting Secession Soup, and gets burnt! and thinks she won't go in." Blue ink on beige envelope. Illustration on left side, printed on envelope, mounted on a decorative border and collected in an album.
1860
United States. Post Office Department
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W0129NP
WHi 75887
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Secession
1860
A hot air balloon labeled "SECESSION" bursts and drops men and soldiers out of the gondola towards the ground below. The gondola has crossbones on it and two Confederate flags, one on each side. Bl...
Secession Whiskey
1860
A giant goblet being hovered over by a skeleton. Inside the goblet is a dead soldier with a Confederate flag in his hand. The caption below reads, "SECESSION WHISKEY, One dose warranted to kill at ...
You Are Lost
1860
Uncle Sam, labeled "NORTH," is holding a Union flag out to a man who has fallen off of a dock loaded with provisions. The dock has cannons along its front and a sailing ship is in the background. A...
Liberty or Death
1860
A rattlesnake labeled "SECESSION," with an arrow through its neck, is in front of a federal shield. The shield is protecting the Constitution and the Holy Bible, which appear behind it. A liberty c...
A Fireman Zouave Putting Out Secession
1860
A Zouave fireman spraying a person in bed clothes in the face with a fire hose. Smoke is billowing in the background. Caption below reads, "A Fireman Zouave putting out secession." Black ink on bei...
Virginia Begins the War
1860
A woman wearing a red shirt and a blue blouse with seven white stars, presumably Virginia, is shooting herself with a cannon that is marked "SECESSION." Caption below reads, "Virginia begins the Wa...
