Title |
Shoddy. |
Publisher |
[New York] : N.Y. Union Valentine Co., No. 134 William St., N.Y. |
Date |
[1861-1865?] |
Description |
The "shoddy" military contractor is handed a $50 bill and stands in front of a barrell marked "STINKING PORK FOR U.S. ARMY
from SHODDY." He says "I CAN'T SEE THAT THE PORK STINKS A BIT," and there a sign behind him that reads "SHODDY INSPECTOR OFFICE."
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Notes |
Text: You can't see it? No wonder you can't, / With a fifty dollar green back in your eye; / The soldier may starve-- the
sailor may want, / What cares Shoddy if even they die? / He's a curse to his kind -- his country's worst bane, / Deserving
the noose on the hangman's line; / But, alas, you don't get it, and to publish your shame, / Is left alone for this poor Valentine.
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Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Comic valentines. |
Subject |
American wit and humor. |
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Bribery -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Food poisoning -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
Has format |
TMP.objres.444.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 9.43 |