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RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865
RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865
RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865
RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865
RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865
RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865
RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865
RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865
RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865
RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865
RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865
RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865

RARE Civil War hand colored lithograph 1865 "The First of May 1865...." Voight

$ 316.79

Availability: 18 in stock
  • Condition: rare Civil War era litlograph, taped to matt, 3 or 4 pots, small white spot, light edge wear, small tears, light handling creases, good for age
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    Description

    THE FIRST OF MAY 1865 OR GENL. MOVING DAY IN RICHMOND VA.
    published in New York: H. & W. Voight, 1865.
    Handcolored lithograph, 9½ x 11¾ inches.
    gently taped to a paper matt 12 x 154 ins
    A caricature of Confederate government removing and packing belongings in dog-wagon, African-Americans and other spectators standing by in derisive attitudes. Jefferson Davis is carrying boxes with the names of the confederate states and Lee is collecting weapons and what appears to be a king's crown.
    A very rare image.
    other copies can be found at the American Antiquarian Society, Library of Congress, Yale, Virginia Historical Society, and Brown University.