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Photo, Print, Drawing Eclipse & no eclipse or two views of one object

[ digital file from b&w film copy neg. ]

About this Item

Title

  • Eclipse & no eclipse or two views of one object

Summary

  • Two scenes showing the differing perceptions of Franklin Pierce's stand on the issue of slavery, as viewed by the North and South. The cartoon is divided vertically by "Mason & Dixon's Line." An arrow identifies the left panel as the North and the right as the South. On the left, a group of men look skyward, holding tinted panels of glass through which to see an image of Pierce eclipsed by a black man. First man (far left): "There, Sir, look! if that is not the true Free Soil touch, pray where will you find it?" Second man, an abolitionist: "Well, well, upon my conscience in looking through your glass, I see the true Abolition eclipse! verily Franklin is one of us." A man holding copy of the New York "Tribune" exclaims, "Ay, it is true Congo!" A fourth man points up at the eclipse, saying, "The eclipse is very marked, you will observe!" To the right, four southern men also view an eclipse through tinted glass, but an eclipse in which Pierce's head overshadows the black man's visage. One man (second from right) comments: "It may be only fancy Sir: but it does not seem as if I could see something the other side which looks a little SHADY." A second man, seizing the glass: "Come, come now! Oh! my dear Sir! A man of your sense! you didn't hold the glass right, I assure you!" Another, a stout man holding an umbrella, observes: "Ah! that looks well! how they belied him about the Speech at New Boston." A fourth: "Do you see, Sir. No eclipse there. Nothing but the true orthodox color!"

Names

  • Childs, J. (John)

Created / Published

  • N.Y. : Pubd. by John Childs, 1852.

Headings

  • -  Pierce, Franklin,--1804-1869
  • -  New York tribune--1850-1860
  • -  African Americans--1850-1860
  • -  Abolition movement--1850-1860
  • -  Presidential elections--United States--1850-1860
  • -  Slavery--1850-1860

Format Headings

  • Lithographs--1850-1860.
  • Political cartoons--1850-1860.

Genre

  • Lithographs--1850-1860
  • Political cartoons--1850-1860

Notes

  • -  Pubd. by John Childs, 84 Nassau St. N.Y.
  • -  Title appears as it is written on the item.
  • -  Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)
  • -  Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1852-24.

Medium

  • 1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 27 x 38 cm. (image)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PC/US - 1852.C5378, no. 3 (A size) [P&P]

Source Collection

  • American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)

Repository

Digital Id

  • cph 3b35990 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b35990

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2008661554

Reproduction Number

  • LC-USZ62-89619 (b&w film copy neg.)

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Childs, J. Eclipse & No Eclipse or Two Views of One Object. United States, 1852. N.Y.: Pubd. by John Childs. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2008661554/.

APA citation style:

Childs, J. (1852) Eclipse & No Eclipse or Two Views of One Object. United States, 1852. N.Y.: Pubd. by John Childs. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2008661554/.

MLA citation style:

Childs, J. Eclipse & No Eclipse or Two Views of One Object. N.Y.: Pubd. by John Childs. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2008661554/>.