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Lincoln - 1860 Currier & Ives "Woodpile" Cartoon

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Political Memorabilia Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
Lincoln - 1860 Currier & Ives  Woodpile  Cartoon
Lithograph depicting political powerhouse Horace Greeley trying to persuade "Young America" that Lincoln and the Republican Party are not aligned with the abolition party and that the Republican platform is "...composed entirely of rails split by our Candidate." A slave peers from behind the rails that comprise Lincoln's seat of honor. Borrowing a popular expression of the time, it is titled "'The Nigger' In the Woodpile." Published by Currier and Ives, 1860. [Image: 9-1/8" x 14"; Sheet: 12-1/8" x 16-5/8"]. Laid down on card stock and hinged to mount. Uneven age-toning.