| Creator |
Brewerton, George Douglas, 1820-1901. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
Cartes de visite satirizing the Civil War revenue systems [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
New York: G.D. Brewerton |
| Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1864 |
| Date |
c1864 |
| Physical Description |
11 photographic prints: 10 albumen on carte de visite mount; 1 albumen 11 x 7 cm.(4 x 2.25 in.) |
| Description |
Series of eleven satiric pieces with verse by sketch artist George D. Brewerton critical of the revenue systems instituted
during the Civil War, particularly paper money. Satires depict montages and layouts of banknotes, coinage, and revenue stamps
to mock the Revenue Act of 1862, which instituted revenue stamps, the National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864, which promoted
a national banking system; and the dubious value of Union and Confederate banknotes. Titles include The Almighty Dollar; A
Chas[t]e Attempt; Modern Curiosities; A Public Nuisance; Our Bleeding Country's Infernal Revenue Stamps; The Southern Cross;
Uncle Abe's Last Joke; and Very Hard Cash. Some montages also include portraits or caricatures of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson
Davis, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase.
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| Notes |
Includes one unmounted carte de viste. |
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Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of materials related to Abraham Lincoln and humorous caricatures and photographs. |
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Created postfreeze. |
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Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War. |
| Subject |
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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National bank notes -- United States. |
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Coins -- American -- United States. |
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Revenue stamps -- United States. |
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Bank notes -- Confederates States of America. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic & industrial aspects. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
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Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870. |
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Satires (Visual works) -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance: |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Caricatures & cartoons - Brewerton [P.2282.47; 5780.F. 54a & c-e; 56q & s; 5792.F.1b; 4h
& i; 5795.F.97g]
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| Accession number |
P.2282.47; 5780.F. 54a & c-e; 56q & s; 5792.F.1b; 4h & i; 5795.F.97g |
