Fifty Cents political cartoon, 1837

A race for the "Gold Humbug" made by Andrew Jackson who is riding a pig and being followed by congressional ally Missouri senator, Thomas Hart Benton on a donkey.  Here, they are in attempt to restrict the balance between paper money in circulation to gold and silver supplies. &n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: H. R. Robinson, NY (Creator)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania large graphics collection (#V65)
Date:1837
Alternate Date:Circa 1837, Circa 1837, Circa 1837, Circa 1837, Circa 1837
Dimensions:47.5 x 31 cm
Call Number:Bc 612 F466
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12052
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