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A Truce--Not a Compromise, But a Chance for High-toned Gentlemen to Retire Gracefully from Their Very Civil Declarations of War.

Artist Thomas Nast (American ; 1840-1902)
DateFebruary 17, 1877
Mediumwood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 x 15 13/16 in. (28.6 x 40.2 cm)
Classification(s)
  • PRINTS
Credit LineGift of Irwin and Dianne Steinberg
Terms
  • political cartoon
  • gun
  • hands
  • Samuel Tilden
  • Uncle Sam
  • Electoral college
  • Compromise of 1877
  • democrats
  • election
Object number99.1.73
Inscribedno inscription
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