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Volunteers wanted for the war

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Image ID

813057


Item data

Title

Volunteers wanted for the war

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1861

Names

J. M. A. (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1861-08-31

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1861

Subjects

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- 1861
Recruiting & enlistment -- United States -- 1861
Spouses -- United States -- 1861
Dandies

Genres

Cartoons (Commentary)

Notes

Content: Printed on border: "Wife. 'He shouldn't go to the horrid war, away from his 'wifey, tifey,' and spoil his pretty mustache, so he shouldn't, sweet little boy. He shall have a petticoat and a broom and stay at home.' "
Source Note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : b ; 14 x 12 cm. (5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17168674
Barcode: 33333159320387
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 092f4150-c532-012f-3410-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1861-08-31

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Volunteers wanted for the war" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/092f4150-c532-012f-3410-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1861). Volunteers wanted for the war Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/092f4150-c532-012f-3410-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Volunteers wanted for the war" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/092f4150-c532-012f-3410-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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