"The impending crisis," or, Caught in the act.
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- Title
- "The impending crisis," or, Caught in the act.
- Alternate Title
- Caught in the act
- Date
- [1860]
- Notes
- William Henry Seward flounders in the water at the end of a pier, crying, "Oh I'm going down for the last time." He holds above water "Greeleys Letter." Henry J. Raymond, Horace Greeley, and James Watson Webb stand on the pier. Raymond grabs Greeley by the collar, accusing him, "Ah, ha my fine fellow! I've caught you! You pushed him over for revenge." Greeley answers, "Oh no sir I didn't, he went too near the edge and fell off." Webb, on the left, exclaims, "Take him in officer he did push him off. I saw him do it." Webb carries a copy of his own newspaper, inscribed with the motto "Principles not men."
- "Published according to Act of Congress in the Year 1860 by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern Distt. of N.Y."
- Probably drawn by Louis Maurer.
- Names and Subjects
- Seward, William H.--(William Henry),--1801-1872--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Greeley, Horace,--1811-1872--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Raymond, Henry J.--(Henry Jarvis),--1820-1869--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Webb, J. Watson--(James Watson),--1802-1884--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Caricatures and cartoons--United States.
- Presidents--United States--Election--1860.
- Presidential candidates--United States--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Prints shelf.
- Maurer, Louis,--1832-1932,--artist.
- Currier & Ives,--publisher.
- United States--New York (State)--New York.
- Collection Creator
- "Published according to Act of Congress in the Year 1860 by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern Distt. of N.Y."
- ID
- 286
- Barcode
- B4945504
- Physical Description
- 1 print : lithograph ; 37.7 x 26.8 cm.
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2016-01-06 00:08:19
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- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 5149 x 3639
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 286
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""The impending crisis," or, Caught in the act.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-286/wcl000359. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 24, 2024.