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Why Don't You Take It?
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A large bulldog, (Winfield Scott), and a small whippet dog, (Jefferson Davis), face each other over a rack of ribs, (Washington D.C.). The bulldog is wearing a military hat and a collar that reads: "SCOTT." The whippet is wearing a hat, and a collar that reads: "JEFF" and a Confederate flag around his middle. The ribs are labeled: "WASHINGTON." The bulldog is saying: "WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT?." Black ink on gold envelope. Printed illustration on left side, mounted on a decorative border and collected in an album.
1860
United States. Post Office Department
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