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[Print of pen and ink drawing of Uncle Sam]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08879.01.10 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; 46.2 x 58.4 cm. Order a Copy

Depicts Uncle Sam sitting on the banks of a body of water and tying an American flag to the tail of a lion wearing a crown presumably meant to symbolize the British monarchy. The lion sits on a outcropping in the water. A ship labeled "New York" is in the distance.

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