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Practical illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law.
1851
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E North 38/GC024/Box 110/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles Ji-S GA 2007.02937
- Publisher
- 1851.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Abolitionists—United States—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- African Americans—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Black people—United States—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Fugitive slaves—United States—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879—Caricatures and cartoons
- Liberty—Caricatures and cartoons
- Slavery—United States—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852—Caricatures and cartoons
- Magazine illustration—United States—19th century—Specimens
- Political cartoons—United States—19th century
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Practical illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law.
- Call Number
- E North 38/GC024/Box 110/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles Ji-S GA 2007.02937
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dct148fw34j
- Publisher
- 1851.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1851
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 34.5 x 43.9 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [illustrator]
- Medium: Lithographs
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Battle in front of the "Temple of Liberty," featuring William Lloyd Garrison and Daniel Webster along with numerous other figures, including fugitive slaves.
- Inscribed on stone: "It's my turn now Old Slave Driver // Don't be alarmed Susanna, you're safe enough // Don't back out Webster, if you do we're ruind // This, though Constitutional, is extremely disagreeable // We will give these fellows a touch of South Carolina // I goes in for Law & Order // This is all your fault Webster."
- Signed, lower left: [illegible--(EA or EC) Del.].
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Abolitionists—United States—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- African Americans—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Black people—United States—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Fugitive slaves—United States—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879—Caricatures and cartoons
- Liberty—Caricatures and cartoons
- Slavery—United States—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852—Caricatures and cartoons
- Magazine illustration—United States—19th century—Specimens
- Political cartoons—United States—19th century
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/e0d77219-cb29-4a79-957c-a4972dd71895/manifest