War! Or no war – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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War! Or no war comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Frances Palmer, who signed this 1846 lithograph "F.P.," drew a political cartoon that links the Oregon dispute with New York street life. The print's subjects are the Bowery Boys, a rowdy urban gang, and Irish Americans, and the title "War! Or no war" echoes the slogans of the boundary quarrel with Britain over the Pacific Northwest. Printed by F. & S. Palmer in New York, it reflects the satirical style that made the firm's prints popular with a broad public. The Oregon Treaty, which set the border at the 49th parallel, was signed later that same year.
| Created / published | 1846 |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 29.1 x 42.1 cm. (image) |
| Genre | Lithographs 1840-1850.Political cartoons 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Entered . . . 1846 by Thomas Odham. Lith. F. & S. Palmer - 43 Ann Street N. York Signed: F.P. (Frances Palmer). The Library's impression was deposited for copyright on April 25, 1846. Title appears as it is written on the item. Weitenkampf, p. 86. 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 1846-4. |
| Subjects | Bowery Boys (Gang)--1840-1850. Irish Americans--1840-1850. Oregon--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,450 × 1,140 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219371 |
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