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Boston Public Library
Social and Political Cartoons
Don't want it now. We want to be let alone.
Dont want it now. We want to be let alone.
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Item Information
Title:
Don't want it now. We want to be let alone.
Description:
Comments on the defense of Washington. A lion with the head of Union General Winfield Scott defends Washington, while a goat with the head of Jefferson Davis declares "Don't want it now, we want to be let alone."
Date:
1861
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Political cartoons
Lithographs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Civil War & Reconstruction, Cartoon & caricature [1861-1876] (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Americana Collection
Subjects:
Secession
Lions
Goats
Soldiers
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886
Extent:
1 print : lithograph ; 13 x 18 3/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/fj2364507
Terms of Use:
No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Accession #:
11_03_000125
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