| Title |
Elephant envelope |
| Date |
1861-1865 |
| Physical description |
1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.) |
| Notes |
Image: Marching elephant wearing boots carries banners containing verses. |
|
Verse 2220: The Northern Elephant. After secession rats. |
|
Caption: What Patrick Henry said in '76, "give me Liberty, or give me Death." What Jeff. Davis says in '61 "Give me Hog, Hominy
and Slavery."
|
| Genre |
Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870 |
| Coverage |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| Is part of |
Civil War Envelope Collection |
|
Civil War Envelope Collection |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.5349.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector |
| Identifier |
Caricatures - Animals - Elephants |
| Accession number |
Envelope C-A-E-5 |
| Bibliographic citation |
William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995). |
