| Creator |
Cameron, John, approximately 1828-, lithographer. |
| Contributor |
Currier & Ives, publisher. |
| Title |
Red hot Republicans on the Democratic Gridiron. "The San Domingo war dance." [graphic] / J. Cameron. |
| Publisher |
New York : Published by Currier & Ives 125 Nassau St |
| Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1872 |
| Date |
1872 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 28 x 36 cm (11 x 14.5 in.) |
| Description |
Cartoon satirizing liberal Republicans opposed to the Grant administration's proposed annexation of San Domingo. Depicts the
devil holding a gridiron above a roaring flame upon which several bare-footed Republicans are jumping up and down from the
heat including Carl Schurz, Charles Sumner, Horace Greeley, and probably Schuyler Colfax and Winfield Scott Hancock. Missouri
senator Schurz cries, "I am loud on San Domingo, And I can't be stopped by jingo; Tho' the pain I bear provokes me, And the
smell of brimstone chokes me." Sumner calls to two African American men who witness the scene from a cliff, "Come Sambo! jump
right on the Gridiron with the rest, while its hot and lively." They reply in the vernacular, "no you don't Massa Sumner;
Old Secesh Debble hold dat Gridiron and I guess you burn your foot." Comments from the roasting Republicans demonstrate their
disapproval of Grant.
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| Is referenced by |
Weitenkampf, p. 163 |
|
Reilly, 1872-1 |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date from copyright statement: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1872 by Currier & Ives in the office of the
Librarian of Congress in Washington.
|
|
Purchase 1958. |
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RVCDC |
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Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Biographical / historical note |
John Cameron was a Scottish lithographer who worked for many years with the renowned New York lithographic firm Currier and
Ives.
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| Subject |
Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
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African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Devil. |
|
Fire. |
|
Racism in popular culture. |
| Geographic subject |
Dominican Republic -- Annexation to the United States. |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- 1870-1880. |
|
Political cartoons -- 1870-1880. |
| Printer |
Currier & Ives, publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| political cartoons - 1872-1 [6282.F] |
| Accession number |
6282.F |
