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Irrepressible Conflict political cartoon, 1860
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12335Date:
1860Image Description:
Reflects the considerable bitterness among New York Republicans at the party's surprising failure to nominate New York senator William H. Seward for president at its May 1860 convention. The print was probably issued soon after the convention's nomination of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln is on the Republican Barge as is Horace Greeley and others.A Currier & Ives print done by Louis Maurer.