The Mere Shadow Has Still Some Backbone – Harper’s Weekly, August 8, 1874
Thomas Nast, American (born Germany), 1840 - 1902
1874
Wood engraving on paper
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2015.42.38
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
THE MERE SHADOW HAS STILL SOME BACKBONE. / “OUR STANDING ARMY” STANDS IN SPITE OF POLITICAL FALSE ECONOMY.
Provenance
Found in collection; catalogued, 2015.
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