Images

"The American Gladiators," cartoon, May 18, 1861

"The American Gladiators," cartoon, May 18, 1861

"The American Gold Fields," New York Times, July 2, 1858

"The American Gold Fields," New York Times, July 2, 1858

"The American Iconoclast," cartoon, Frank Leslie's Illustrated, October 15, 1864

"The American Iconoclast," cartoon, Frank Leslie's Illustrated, October 15, 1864

"The Atlantic Telegraph Cable," Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, June 29, 1858

"The Atlantic Telegraph Cable," Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, June 29, 1858

"The Baby That Won't Talk At Present," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 15, 1868.

"The Bachelor's Christmas Dinner," Harper's Weekly, January 4, 1868, zoomable image.

"The Balls Are Rolling - Clear The Track,” cartoon, 1856, zoomable image

"The Balls Are Rolling - Clear The Track,” cartoon, 1856, zoomable image

"The Battle of the Bulls and Bears," September 10, 1864, political-economic cartoon

"The Battle of the Bulls and Bears," September 10, 1864, political-economic cartoon

"The Bell and Everett Schottish," campaign sheet music cover, 1860

"The Big Thing," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, April 20, 1867.

"The Big Thing," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, April 20, 1867.

"The Black Republican Nominees," Fayetteville (NC) Observer, May 21, 1860

"The Black Republican Nominees," Fayetteville (NC) Observer, May 21, 1860

"The Blasting Disaster in Thirty-Seventh-Street," New York Times, June 11, 1858

"The Blessings of Victory," Thomas Nast, Harper's Weekly, September 24, 1864, zoomable image

"The Blessings of Victory," Thomas Nast, Harper's Weekly, September 24, 1864, zoomable image

"The Buck Chase of 1856," cartoon, 1856

"The Buck Chase of 1856," cartoon, 1856

"The Call on Uncle Sam," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, December 1, 1866.

"The Call on Uncle Sam," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, December 1, 1866.

"The Charleston Debate," Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, September 21, 1858

"The Charleston Debate," Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, September 21, 1858

"The Chicago Platform," Thomas Nast, Harper's Weekly, October 15, 1864, detail

"The Chicago Platform," Thomas Nast, Harper's Weekly, October 15, 1864, further detail

"The Chicago Platform," Thomas Nast, Harper's Weekly, October 15, 1864, zoomable image

"The Chicago Platform," Thomas Nast, Harper's Weekly, October 15, 1864, zoomable image

"The Chicomacomico Races," North Carolina, October 5, 1861, artist's impression, zoomable image

"The Chief Justice Insane!" National Anti-Slavery Standard, April 11, 1857

"The Child with the New Toy," cartoon, Frank Leslie's Illustrated, March 23, 1867.

"The Child with the New Toy," cartoon, Frank Leslie's Illustrated, March 23, 1867.

"The Christian Commission in the Field," August, 1864, artist's impression, detail

"The Christian Commission in the Field," August, 1864, artist's impression, detail

"The Christian Commission in the Field," August, 1864, artist's impression, further detail

"The Christian Commission in the Field," August, 1864, artist's impression, further detail

"The Christian Commission in the Field," August, 1864, artist's impression, more detail

"The Christian Commission in the Field," August, 1864, artist's impression, more detail

"The Christian Commission in the Field," August, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image

"The Christian Commission in the Field," August, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image

"The Circuit Preacher," Harper's Weekly Magazine, October 12, 1867, detail.

"The Circuit Preacher," Harper's Weekly Magazine, October 12, 1867, zoomable image.

"The City of Brotherly Love," New York Times, August 29, 1865

"The City of Brotherly Love," New York Times, August 29, 1865

"The Coal-miner at Work," Harper's Weekly, December 1867, artist's impression.