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The Great "Cannon Game"

This image shows American President Abraham Lincoln dressed in the garb of Uncle Sam playing a game of pool with Confederate President Jefferson Davis. An ominous-looking observer watches the scene from the background and keeps score. The cartoon is written from the British perspective and takes moc...

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Main Author: John Tenniel, 1820-1914 (Creator)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania cartoons and caricatures collection (#3133)
Date:1863-05-09
Alternate Date:May 9, 1863
Extent:1 clipping
Box Number:Box 1
Folder Number:Folder 27
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Punch, or the London Charivari
Subjects and Genres:
Lithograph
Clipping
Political cartoons
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11511
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title The Great "Cannon Game"
spellingShingle The Great "Cannon Game"
John Tenniel, 1820-1914
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creator_txt_mv John Tenniel, 1820-1914 (Creator)
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publisher_txt_mv Punch, or the London Charivari
publisher Punch, or the London Charivari
genre Lithograph
Clipping
Political cartoons
extent_txt_mv 1 clipping
description This image shows American President Abraham Lincoln dressed in the garb of Uncle Sam playing a game of pool with Confederate President Jefferson Davis. An ominous-looking observer watches the scene from the background and keeps score. The cartoon is written from the British perspective and takes mocking joy in the difficulties the United States was facing during the Civil War.
language English
rights_statement_txt_mv Please contact Rights and Reproduction for more information.
collection Historical Society of Pennsylvania cartoons and caricatures collection
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url https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11511
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