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The Great "Cannon Game"

Permanent ID:
11511
Language:
English
Date:
May 9 1863
Image Description:
This image shows American President Abraham Lincoln dressed in the garb of Uncle Sam playing a game of pool with Confederate President Jefferson Davis. An ominous-looking observer watches the scene from the background and keeps score. The cartoon is written from the British perspective and takes mocking joy in the difficulties the United States was facing during the Civil War.
Format:
Lithographs; Clippings; Political cartoons
Publisher:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cartoons and caricatures collection
Related People or Organizations:
John Tenniel, 1820-1914 (artist)
Borden, Sara (Transcribed by)
Moloshok, Rachel (Encoded by)
Borden, Sara (Encoded by)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (repository)
Jefferson Davis, 1808-1889 (depicted)
Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865 (depicted)
Punch, or the London Charivari (publisher)