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Creator Magee, John L.
Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title The destruction of Pharaoh and his host. Moses is safe; let Pharaoh sink and where he goes he'll get his drink. [graphic] : "The Lord delivered the people."
Publisher Philadelphia : Pub. by J.L. Magee S.E. cor Third & Dock Sts
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1866
Date [ca. 1866]
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 14 x 19 cm (5.5 x 7.25 in.)
Description Cartoon analogizing the victory of 1866 Radical Republican Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate John W. Geary with the Biblical story of Moses's passage of the Red Sea (Exodus) to signify the election result as a moral and political conquest over the Conservative Republicans who supported the policies of President Andrew Johnson. Shows Johnson as "Pharaoh," riding a chariot labeled "My Policy." His crown has been knocked off his head, and the sea rushes around the horse-drawn chariot. Conservative Republicans, including William Seward, are washed away around him. In the distance, "the people" trek across the land of "Pennsylvania" holding a "Geary and Victory" flag.
Notes Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Subject Geary, John White, 1819-1873 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872 -- Cariatures and cartoons.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- Elections -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Chariots.
Exodus, The.
Governors -- Pennsylvania.
Governors -- Pennsylvania -- Election.
Horses.
Genre Political cartoons -- 1860-1870.
Lithographs -- 1860-1870.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| political cartoons - 1866 Des [(2) 1322.F.20]
Accession number (2) 1322.F.20