| Creator |
Currier & Ives. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
"Your plan and mine." [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
New York : Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St |
| Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1864 |
| Date |
1864 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 34 x 44 cm (13 x 17.5 in.) |
| Description |
Racist satire criticizing the 1864 presidential candidates, Democrat General George McClellan's and incumbent Abraham Lincoln's,
divergent peace policies depicting each in a scene with Jefferson Davis and an African American Union soldier. The first scene
depicts McClellan offering an olive branch, a frightened kneeling African American soldier, and a promise of non-interference
to a scowling, armed Jefferson Davis, attired in torn and worn clothing. Davis acknowledges the branch, accepts the soldier,
and expresses his satisfaction about the renewed ability for Southern domination of the government. The soldier, whose head
Davis clutches, questions with horror McClellan's proposition to send him back to slavery after his service to the Union.
The opposite scene depicts Lincoln pointing a bayonet at a cowering Davis who begs for readmission to the Union. Lincoln,
on behalf of the nation, demands unconditional surrender and declares the end of slavery. The observing African American soldier
replies in the vernacular that Davis will not have anything to do with him anymore.
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| Is referenced by |
Weitenkampf, p. 142 |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
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Date from copyright statement: Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1864, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of
the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of N.Y.
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of materials related to George McClellan and Abraham Lincoln. McAllister Collection,
gift, 1886.
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RVCDC |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War. |
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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.
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| Subject |
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Democratic Party (U.S.) |
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
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African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American soldiers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African Americans -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Bayonets -- United States. |
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Olive branches. |
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1864. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
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Rifles -- United States. |
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Slavery -- United States. |
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Soldiers -- Union. |
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Afro-American soldiers -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Peace. |
| Genre |
Antislavery prints -- United States -- 1860-1870. |
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Lithographs -- 1860-1870. |
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Political cartoons -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Political Cartoons - 1864-18W [5793.F.4] |
| Accession number |
5793.F.4 |
