5 to one ha – Antique Wall Art
![5 to one ha, [Cincinnati] ; 1861. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/51/516b86e44865-L.webp)
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Step back in time with 5 to one ha, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Its title, *5 to One Ha*, reads like a wager or a betting call, and the print pairs that quip with the U.S. Capitol, the national flag, and African American figures. W. Wiswell entered the image for copyright in Ohio on June 8, 1861, about two months after the Civil War began at Fort Sumter. Political cartoons from that spring often used the Capitol and the flag to comment on the Union cause, and slavery and the place of Black Americans in the conflict were central questions of the moment. The record gives few details about the scene itself, but the print is a useful example of how quickly cartoonists responded to events.
| Created / published | [Cincinnati] ; 1861. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 23.1 x 42.8 cm. (image) |
| Genre | Lithographs 1860-1870.Political cartoons 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Entered . . . by W. Wiswell . . . Ohio, June 8th 1861. The Library's copy of the print is the copyright deposit impression. Title appears as it is written on the item. Weitenkampf, p. 132. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1861-28. |
| Subjects | United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1860-1870. African Americans--1860-1870. Flags--United States--1860-1870. Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 901 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110459 |
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