An amalgamation polka
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Item data
Title
An amalgamation polka
Collection
American political caricatures
Names
Clay, E. W. (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1845
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZYRS
Subjects
United States -- History
African Americans
Balls (Parties)
Whites
Miscegenation
Genres
Cartoons (Commentary)
Caricatures
Prints
Notes
Citation/Reference: W535
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16513338
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 92a33e90-c607-012f-2dc7-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1845
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "An amalgamation polka" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1845. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92a33e90-c607-012f-2dc7-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1845). An amalgamation polka Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92a33e90-c607-012f-2dc7-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "An amalgamation polka" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92a33e90-c607-012f-2dc7-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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