The great (in)censor of the public press.
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Title
The great (in)censor of the public press.
Collection
Print Collection portrait file
S
Edwin M. Stanton.
Caricatures.
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1862-05-17
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
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Notes
Content: Published in Vanity fair, Vol. 5, No. 125, May 17, 1862, cover.
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Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1a6982c0-c5ab-012f-4345-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1862-05-17
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The great (in)censor of the public press." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1862. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1a6982c0-c5ab-012f-4345-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1862). The great (in)censor of the public press. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1a6982c0-c5ab-012f-4345-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The great (in)censor of the public press." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1a6982c0-c5ab-012f-4345-58d385a7bc34
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