Championship Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds: 4th Round, 1861
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| Title | Championship Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds: 4th Round, 1861 |
| Creator | J.H. Tingley |
| Date | 1861 |
| Decade | 1860s |
| Description | Part 4 of a 5 part envelope series in which Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis are depicted facing off against one another in a boxing ring. In this part, William H. Seward and General Winfield Scott have entered the ring, and comment on the defeat of the Confederacy, while Lincoln proclaims that he has "taken the world by surprize." |
| Number of pages | 1 envelope |
| Dimensions | 8.4 cm x 14.8 cm |
| Language | English |
| Local Identifier | 1045_000393_001 |
| Acquisition note | MS 1045: Political Cartoons and Newspapers; Box 2, Folder: Championship Prize Envelope - Lincoln and Davis in 5 Rounds (3-5) |
| Rights | No Copyright - United States |
| Repository | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections |
| Collection Title | Lincoln Prints and Ephemera |
| Type | Still image |
| Collection | Lincoln Prints and Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content) |
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