Timely Warning to Union Men: Which is More Illegal?, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Timely Warning to Union Men: Which is More Illegal?, from "Harper's Weekly"
Timely Warning to Union Men: Which is More Illegal?, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished September 8, 1866
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 13/16 × 9 1/8 in. (35.1 × 23.2 cm) Sheet: 15 11/16 × 10 3/4 in. (39.8 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.81
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Civil War
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Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block within the middle right of the composition.
Inscribed Title in block around the top and bottom of the composition in black ink. Publication date "September 8, 1866," publisher, and page number "569" typeset above image at top of the sheet.
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