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| Description: | Federal (Bald) eagle is perched on top of an arch made up of all of the states. The federal shield is placed on the eagle's chest. The federal (bald) eagle has the snake of secession in its beak. The pillars of the arch are the Union and the Constitution. Two Union flags are placed at the top of the arch. Note that the artist could not resist the visual pun of having Pennsylvania as the "keystone" of the arch. | Click to see large image |
| Subject: | Bald eagle -- Pictorial works Envelopes (Stationary) -- History -- United States -- 19th century -- Pictorial works Federal shield (United States) -- 19th century -- Pictorial works Flags -- United States -- 19th century -- Pictorial works Patriotism in art -- United States -- 19th century Snakes -- Pictorial works United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Flags -- Pictorial works United States. Constitution -- 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 | |
| Location: | Page 45 item 3. | |
| Date available: | 2007-09-04 |