Thomas Nast
The Georgetown Election - The Negro at the Ballot Box

The Georgetown Election - The Negro at the Ballot Box

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The Georgetown Election - The Negro at the Ballot Box
ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Georgetown Election - The Negro at the Ballot Box
  • New and Becoming Styles of Head-Dresses
  • Intelligent Pet
  • from Harper's Weekly, 16 March 1867
Date1867
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate (.A): 5 3/4 × 9 in. (14.6 × 22.9 cm)
 Plate (.B): 7 3/16 × 9 1/4 in. (18.3 × 23.5 cm)
 Plate (.C): 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)
 Sheet: 15 15/16 × 10 13/16 in. (40.5 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.480.A-.C
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
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" Keep Cool ! " Ten Days After The Election
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Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.70.A,.B
After Election
Thomas Nast
After Election
November 18, 1876
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.67
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Thomas Nast
"Election-Day, 8th November 1864"
1864
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.440.2.A,.B
Photographed in mylar sleeve
Thomas Nast
Election Day
November 12, 1864
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.158
Photographed in mylar sleeve
Thomas Nast
A Negro Regiment In Action
March 14, 1863
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.128
A Box Stew; Or, An Enviable Position
Thomas Nast
A Box Stew; Or, An Enviable Position
September 9, 1876
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.40
" Box And Cox "
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" Box And Cox "
September 9, 1876
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.15
The Telephone Scandal
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The Telephone Scandal
February 13, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.92
Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock, U.S.A.
Thomas Nast
Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock, U.S.A.
February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.93
Defacing The Administration Sign
Thomas Nast
Defacing The Administration Sign
February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.94
He Is In No Danger
Thomas Nast
He Is In No Danger
February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.95
Image Not Available for H. G. "Let Us Clasp Hands over the Bloody Chasm"
Thomas Nast
H. G. "Let Us Clasp Hands over the Bloody Chasm"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.586.1