Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912 Election in Baltimore, November, 1862

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GLC#
GLC00493.09-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1880-1890
Author/Creator
Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912
Title
Election in Baltimore, November, 1862
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 etching : b&w Height: 26.2 cm, Width: 34.8 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The Gilded Age

Depicts Federal troops overseeing the election. They are intimidating the respectable citizens attempting to vote while encouraging those of less reputable character. Unruly Unionist members of the crowd, at least some of whom appear to be African American, wave banners that say, "Union or Nothing," and "Hail Columbia-Happy Land!!!" The George Washington monument in Baltimore's Mount Vernon Place is seen in the background. Size in extent is for the mount. The actual size of the etching is 20 x 26.6 cm. Title in pencil on verso.

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