A federal (bald) eagle carrying a man by the seat of his pants. The man is saying that, "All we ask is to be let alone." The man is holding a symbolic representation of Fort Sumter in one arm and of a capitol building in the other.
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Subject:
Bald eagle -- Pictorial works Envelopes (Stationary) -- History -- United States -- 19th century -- Pictorial works Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) Patriotism in art -- United States -- 19th century United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works United States. Capitol (Washington, D.C.) -- Pictorial works
Date:
1861-
Resource type:
Images Patriotic envelopes
Digital format:
image/jpeg
Language:
English
Collection:
Roosevelt Civil War Envelopes Collection
Rights:
Permission to copy or publish must be obtained from the Georgetown University Special Collections Research Center and Archives.
Repository:
Georgetown University Special Collections Research Center