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The American Tell. Lieutenant (Seward). "Seest thou yon hat?" Michael (Webster). "What then?" Lieutenant. "Convention wills that all should bow to it!" Michael. "Not to the emptier head of Scott himself!" Tell (Diogenes) (aside). A man! A man! By all the states--a man!"

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The American Tell. Lieutenant (Seward). "Seest thou yon hat?" Michael (Webster). "What then?" Lieutenant. "Convention wills that all should bow to it!" Michael. "Not to the emptier head of Scott himself!" Tell (Diogenes) (aside). A man! A man! By all the states--a man!"
Collection

Print Collection portrait file

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Daniel Webster

Political cartoons

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1852-01 (Questionable)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Political cartoons
Notes
Content: Handwritten at upper right: "Lantern [Jan. 3?]/1852."
Statement of responsibility: F. Bellew
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Other local Identifier: Portrait file
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 38360bf0-9d72-0131-8847-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1852: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The American Tell. Lieutenant (Seward). "Seest thou yon hat?" Michael (Webster). "What then?" Lieutenant. "Convention wills that all should bow to it!" Michael. "Not to the emptier head of Scott himself!" Tell (Diogenes) (aside). A man! A man! By all the states--a man!"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852-01. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/38eb00c0-9d72-0131-2d1f-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The American Tell. Lieutenant (Seward). "Seest thou yon hat?" Michael (Webster). "What then?" Lieutenant. "Convention wills that all should bow to it!" Michael. "Not to the emptier head of Scott himself!" Tell (Diogenes) (aside). A man! A man! By all the states--a man!"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/38eb00c0-9d72-0131-2d1f-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1852-01). The American Tell. Lieutenant (Seward). "Seest thou yon hat?" Michael (Webster). "What then?" Lieutenant. "Convention wills that all should bow to it!" Michael. "Not to the emptier head of Scott himself!" Tell (Diogenes) (aside). A man! A man! By all the states--a man!" Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/38eb00c0-9d72-0131-2d1f-58d385a7bbd0

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/38eb00c0-9d72-0131-2d1f-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) The American Tell. Lieutenant (Seward). "Seest thou yon hat?" Michael (Webster). "What then?" Lieutenant. "Convention wills that all should bow to it!" Michael. "Not to the emptier head of Scott himself!" Tell (Diogenes) (aside). A man! A man! By all the states--a man!", (1852-01) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=December 12, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The American Tell. Lieutenant (Seward). "Seest thou yon hat?" Michael (Webster). "What then?" Lieutenant. "Convention wills that all should bow to it!" Michael. "Not to the emptier head of Scott himself!" Tell (Diogenes) (aside). A man! A man! By all the states--a man!"