| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
A copperhead [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1863 |
| Date |
[ca. 1863] |
| Physical Description |
2 photographic prints: 1 albumen on carte de visite mount; 1 albumen; 10 x 6 cm.(4 x 2.5 in.) or smaller. |
| Description |
Photographic reproduction of a caricature of Philadelphia Peace Democrat and lawyer William B. Reed depicted as a snake in
the grass. Reed, chastised as a traitor, was an outspoken critic of the Lincoln administration who promoted recognition of
the Confederacy as the means to peace.
|
| Notes |
Probably originally part of a McAllister scrapbook. |
|
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil war. |
| Subject |
Reed, William B. (William Bradford), 1806-1876 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Copperhead movement |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Political aspects. |
| Genre |
Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870. |
|
Caricatures -- 1860-1870. |
|
Reproductions -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdvs - misc. - Civil War - Caricatures and cartoons [P.2282.48; (11)1540.F.15d] |
| Accession number |
P.2282.48 |
|
(11)1540.F.15d |
