Image of a political cartoon of the goddess Columbia whipping United States presidential candidate Stephen Douglas over her knee with a cat o' nine tails labeled "Maine Law" as Uncle Sam looks on approvingly. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1860, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the Distt. Court for the Southn. Distt. of N.Y."--text, bottom center margin. "Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. N.Y."--text, bottom center margin. "That's right! Columbia lay it on to him, for he richly deserves it, give him the Stripes till he sees Stars.--"--text, top left of image. "You have been a bad boy Steve, ever since you had anything to do with that Nebraska Bill and have made a great deal of trouble in the family and now I'll pay you for it.--"--text, top center of image. "Oh! Marm let me off this time and I'll never do so any more."--text, bottom right of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 34.13 x 45.72 cm (13 7/16 x 18 in.)
Columbia (Symbolic character)--Pictorial works Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861--Pictorial works Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Political cartoons. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Politics & Social Issues Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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