Title |
Bold Soldier Boy. |
Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
Date |
[1861-1865?] |
Description |
The valentine shows a Union soldier with a long moustache. He wears glasses and holds a pipe that extends to the floor. His
chest is puffed up, and his legs are thin. The valentine satirizes his lack of bravery, childishness, and excessive stylishness.
"Bully Russell" refers to the journalist William Howard Russell, the correspondent for the London Times.
|
Notes |
Text: You went to war to see the fun, / Now what the d---l made you run; / You ran so fast from all the bustle / You were
only beaten by bully Russell.
|
Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Russell, William Howard, Sir, 1820-1907 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Soldiers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Childishness -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Courage -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
Has format |
TMP.objres.50.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 1.50 |