Image: A zouave holds a flag in his left hand and a sword in his right hand. Several objects lay at his feet, including a flag, a drum, and a wagon wheel., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A zouave, dressed in a red and blue uniform, holds a Union flag in his right hand and a bayonet in his left hand., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A Zouave wears a red and blue uniform and stands holding a rifle. Includes address lines., Verse 2403: The Zouave Defender., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: The image to the left personifies the North, a boy working with technology or machinery, while the right image personifies the South, a boy smoking and sitting indolently on a barrel of Cognac., Verse 2793: "Young America." / North. South., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wearing a red, white and blue Grecian robe grasps a rolled document in her right hand and leans her left elbow on the Union shield in front of her., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wearing red, white, and blue Grecian robes and a military helmet holds an upraised Union flag in her right hand, and a sword in her left hand., Verse 1224: Liberty and Union, now and forever., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wearing robes made of red and white stripes and blue and white stars stands and holds a sword in her right hand and scales in her left. Two books are piled on the ground next to her., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman, with a robe wrapped around her hips is naked from the waist up, and leans her left arm on a rock. An eagle is perched on the rock behind her., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman sits with Union symbols, including American flags, a shield, an eagle, scales, a sword and gold. A ship is visible in the right background and a locomotive in the left background., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman sits with a red, white and blue Union shield and a spear or staff. Her dress is fashioned after the Union flag., Verse 630: For the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave o'ver the land of the free and the home of the brave., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts the profile of a woman wearing a red, white and blue dress. She sits and holds a pitchfork in her left arm. Behind her is an upraised Union flag and a Union shield., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wearing a red, white and blue dress sits with an upraised Union flag in her right arm, and a Union shield in her left hand. An eagle sits nearby., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman sits on a dock with her arms wrapped around a staff. A red, white and blue Union shield sits at her feet. Ships are visible in the background., Verse 1965: Stand by the Union., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wears a patriotic red, white, and blue dress, holds an upraised Union flag in her right hand, and points forward with her left hand., Verse 1578: Onward., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman stands in a kitchen rolling dough. Containers, jars, and a knife sit on the counter nearby., Verse 1003: If I cannot fight, I can feed those who do., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wearing a red, white and blue Grecian gown holds an upraised Union flag in her right hand and a plaque in her left hand that reads: "The federal laws must be enforced". A Union shield rests beside her right foot and an eagle sits by her left foot., Verse 482: Death to traitors., Verse 2112: The federal laws must be enforced., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wearing a red, white, and blue dress holds an upraised Union flag in her right hand, and points to the word Victory, which is spelled out with red, white and blue letters., Verse 2637: Victory., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman wearing a red, white, and blue dress holds an upraised Union flag in her right and points to the word Onward with her left hand. Her left foot rests on a red ball., Verse 1578: Onward., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Half-length portrait of a woman carrying the Confederate flag., Verse: Good for another "Bull's Run.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Bust portrait of Winfield Scott, a Union general and an 1852 presidential candidate., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An elephant, labeled Winfield Scott, charges after a pig carrying a young, exuberant Jefferson Davis., Verse 969: I always win. Winfield Scott., Verse 1144: Jeff Davis's Last Ride upon the South., Caption: Jeff being unable to come to Washington to see the Elephant, Old Abe will take the Elephant to see Jeff., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Union general and 1852 presidential candidate, Winfield Scott, is depicted in uniform and on horseback in the middle envelope (80b) of a set of three. Includes other soldiers surrounding him., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: In the top image, Winfield Scott is depicted as a bulldog who offers the skinny dog, representing Jefferson Davis, a side of beef labeled "Washington." The bottom envelope is Jefferson Davis's response, depicting him as a lion, standing on a boulder that says myriads of men and millions of money. Other emaciated animals are included in the scene, along with a battlefield in the background., Verse 2752: Why don't you take it?, Verse 1159: Jeff's reply to why don't you take it., Caption: Myriads of men, 23,000,000. Millions of money, $1,000,000,000,000. Don't want it now. We want to be let alone., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Bust portrait of William Gannaway Brownlow. The American flag waves behind him as he writes a letter. Served as Senator and Governor of Tennessee and was strongly pro-Union., Verse 1700: Parson Brownlow, Verse 1701: Parson Brownlow, Knoxville, Tenn. To Gen'l Pillow.--Your letter is received offering me a Chaplaincy in the Confederate Army. I have not yet made up my mind to go to hell, when I do, I shall travel a more direct route than by way of the Southern Confederacy. Yours Truly, W.G. Brownlow., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Shows west front of U.S. Capitol building, built 1793-1829 after the designs of Benjamin Henry Latrobe and Charles Bulfinch., Verse 2619: U.S. Capitol. (West front). Washington., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A man holding a Union ticket at a polling station is intimidated to vote "Yes" in favor of Secession because of armed men working the booth., Verse 955: How Virginia was voted out of the union!!!, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts two scenes, one on top of the other. The top scene equates Virginia in 1776 to obedient children gathered and listening attentively to their mother. The bottom image depicts Virginia in 1861 as disobedient and morally corrupt, with children smoking, gambling, stealing, and waving the Confederate flag without the supervision of their drunk mother., Verse 2648: Virginia in 1776 / Virginia in 1861., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: In the upper left hand corner, printed in lavender, is a circle with which stands Victory over a defeated king. The motto is "Sic Semper Tyrannis" or "So Be It Ever To Tyrants., Verse: So be it ever to tyrants., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts an upside-down Confederate flag., Verse 1389: May emblems of traitors, ever scurvy, be forever topsy-turvy., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts the symbol of the Signal Corps, a military branch that developed and tested communication equipment, and was founded in 1860 by United States Army Major Albert J. Myer. The symbol uses a torch in the center of two crossed flags., Verse 2601: United States Signal Corps, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: On the left hand side of the envelope is a shield with the Stars and Stripes on it as well as Liberty's cap. "Liberty or Death" is printed on a "ribbon" above it. An arrow goes through a "secession" snake beneath the shield., Verse 1232: Liberty or Death., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: On the left hand side of the envelope is a shield with the Stars and Stripes on it as well as Liberty's cap. "Liberty or Death" is printed on a "ribbon" above it. An arrow goes through a "secession" snake beneath the shield. On the right hand side of the envelope are instructions for inserting the envelopes., Caption: John M. Whittemeore & Co., Stationers, No. 114 Washington Street, Boston, 1861., Caption: Haines' Envelope Holder, patent applied for. For holding and preserving illustrated envelopes. Designed by R.P. Haines, Boston., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Humanized "Confederated" bottles and "secession pills" represent the remedies offered by Jefferson Davis. They run away as the Union pill (cannonball?) takes effect., Verse 2375: The "Union" Pill in operation, working out the quack nostrums of Doctor Davis & Co., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Created postfreeze., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies., Uncut sheets, including a half-sheet, of 24 letter and envelope labels containing patriotic slogans in support of the Union. Mottoes exalt death for one's country, the preservation of the union, the constitution, and the American flag as well as predictions of death and doom for traitors. Small number of labels also contain illustrations, including flags, a snake, and a gallows.
Creator
C.Y. Haynes & Co., creator
Date
[ca. 1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. Stationery - Ephemera [5786.F.149b-e & 150b; P.2005.2.13]
Image: A man dressed in blue clothes and a top hat is fishing in "Secession pond" with a fishing rod that has an American flag attached to it. He uses a cannon as bait to attract fish, which represent the Confederate states. His basket is loaded with fish and labeled "Union". The "Secession" snake is out of breath and lays on a tattered Confederate flag on the ground nearby., Verse 2561: Union!, Caption: That's the bait!, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Two images are depicted, the top a symbol of the Union in the form of two hands shaking with stars, stripes, and The Constitution in the background. Also portrays three freed slaves lounging at a table, one with his legs propped lazily on top., Verse 2353: The Union Forever., Verse 2535: T'will take all Mass's money - and more too., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: This image appears to be hand drawn and painted in watercolor. The Stars & Stripes flies from a pole erected in the midst of a shield (also decorated with the Stars and Stripes), a wheeled cannon with a pile of cannon balls, a drum, and a fasces which is a hatchet held in a bundle of rods., Verse: Stand by the flag., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts the Union flag waving from its pole. The liberty cap is atop the pole. Includes address lines., Verse: Stand by the flag., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: In both images, two older men, probably representing the Union and the Confederacy, face each other. The man on the left holds a Confederate flag in the bottom cartoon. Possibly mocking the self-importance of the southerners., Verse 511: "Don't see it", Verse 201: Big thing! Don't see it., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts two scenes separated by the "Mason & Dixon's line". On the left side, Uncle Sam tries to collect money from a southern slave owner, who probably tried to use depriciated paper dollars that Uncle Sam holds in his hand. A slave peaks his head out from the doorway of the office and watches the scene. On the right side, a grinning Uncle Sam has his feet propped up on barrels of goods in a room full of agricultural produce, which by 1863 was taxable., Verse 2658: "Wait 'till the war is over.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Two women, dressed in full skirts and bonnets, stand with a young girl who is also fashionably dressed. U.S.A. appears in a mirror or frame in front of them., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A woman dressed in red, white and blue clothing holds an upraised Union flag in her left hand, and rests her right hand on a shield. A Native American woman, wearing a brown dress and a headband with feathers, kneels and looks up at the other woman., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Two Union flags criss-cross behind a Union shield., Verse 548: E. Pluribus Unum., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Two Union flags, one on the left side of the envelope, and the other on the right, face inward toward an image depicting a ship anchor, mallets, a sheaf of wheat, and a wheel barrel., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A skeleton sits on top of a whiskey barrel holding a scythe in his right hand and a goblet in his left hand. Two snakes are wrapped around the barrel. A skull and crossbones sit on the floor in front of the barrel., Verse 2178: "The key to the Southern Rebellion.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: An African American man, dressed in tattered garment, blows into a balloon labeled "Treason"., Verse 2684: "We is de innocent root ob dis yere trubble, Mass' Jeff, but its gwine to take all us poor, niggas' breff away to keep de wind in it.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Full length portrait of Marquis de Lafayette standing in front of the American and French flags. He holds his hat and walking stick in his right hand., Verse 2482: To Lafayette, we are grateful., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: A foliage border lines the outside of the envelope., Verse 2475: To an Envelope. Speed gentle missive on thy way to kindred hearts--make no delay, And if thy tidings glad the heart of those who bid thee thus depart, Then let thy well directed face, Sure passport be to destined place. Perhaps of Love you bear the tale, And hearts would grieve if you should fail, If so proceed with greatest care, to those whose happiness you bear. But in this world of care and pain, You'll often bear a sadder strain, And often change the watcher's fears, into the mourner's griefs and tears. If such must be the words you speak, then let thy message gently break, And point to worlds where woe would cease, and care and strife shall end in peace. Be LOYAL everywhere you go, From Canada to Mexico; care not to whom you may belong. BUT GO TO THE UNION RIGHT OR WRONG! 1865, Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: The state seals of the original thirteen colonies form a closed oval shape that is connected by the Union flag. At the top of the oval are two Union flags that flank a shield and an eagle., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Image: Depicts a grinning, winged devil holding the Confederate flag in his right hand, and in his left hand a shield bearing the state seal of Texas, consisting of a five-sided star surrounded by olive and live-oak branches., Caption: Texas / The Rebel States., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
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