Reconstruction Era Political Cartoon
by Science Source
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Reconstruction Era Political Cartoon
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Science Source
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Photograph - Photograph
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The "rail splitter" at work repairing the union Cartoon print shows Vice President Andrew Johnson attempting to stitch together the map of the United States with a needle and thread while Abraham Lincoln uses a split rail to position the globe. Johnson warns, "Take it quietly Uncle Abe and I will draw it closwer than ever." While Lincoln commends him, "A few more stitches Andy and the good old Union will be mended." Illustration by Joseph E. Baker (1837-1914), 1865.
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September 27th, 2022
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