Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly" showing Abraham Lincoln asking Columbia, an early personification of the United States, "And, what next?" Columbia, wearing a cap that …
Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly" portraying New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley wielding a club, menacing Abraham Lincoln, and scattering member's the Cabinet. The cartoon's …
Political cartoon from "The New York Illustrated News" showing Abraham Lincoln administering medicine labelled "emancipation" to an African American man labelled "slavery."
Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly" showing John Bull, the personification of Britain, asking Brother Jonathan, an early personification of America, if he would ride the …
Political cartoon concerning Abraham Lincoln's trip to Washington, D.C., for his first inauguration. "Harper's Weekly," which published the cartoon, reported that President-elect Lincoln changed travel …
Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly" showing President Lincoln acting as a special war correspondent. He writes from City Point, Virginia, that "All seems well with …
Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly" commenting on congressional approval for a loan to pay for the military. The cartoon reflects the expectation that these funds …
Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly" portraying the unrest of John Bull, the personification of Britain, upon hearing of a meeting between representatives of Britain's rivals, …
Political cartoon from the "New York Illustrated News" portraying Abraham Lincoln discussing financial matters with England. The caption begins, "No, Shylock--we did not come about …
Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly" showing President Lincoln with the double entendre "a little longer" (referencing both his height and his extended term in office) …
Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly." It shows a church setting, with two men, likely Henry Ward Beecher and John Brown refusing communion to a slaveholder, …
Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly" showing men at Abraham Lincoln's 1861 inauguration, vouching for their allegiance to Lincoln despite their previous support for Democratic presidents …
Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly" portraying Jefferson Davis trying to influence Prince Napoleon and gain the support of France for the Confederacy, while Abraham Lincoln …
Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly" showing President-elect Lincoln drinking and joking with colleagues, while others in the background mourn for the Union Constitution.
Political cartoon from "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" showing Abraham Lincoln taunting his challenger for the presidency in 1864, the nominee for the Radical Democracy party, …
Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly" commenting on an address by Abraham Lincoln in which he seemed to suggest that states needed to abolish slavery by …
Political cartoon from "Harper's Weekly" that shows Columbia, an early symbol of the United States, asking Abraham Lincoln, "Where are my 15,000 sons--murdered at Fredericksburg?" …