Salt River Group

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/31/2006

Group of five (5) pieces of Salt River ephemera, includes: 4” x 3” cartoon and text, headed Ho! For Salt River over illustration of black man rowing the skiff, “Radical Demigog.” Caption is The Grandest Excursion o’ the League up Salt River. Smaller text explains: The Skiff “Radical Demigog” will start immediately...Nothing has been left undone to make this the trip of the Season, Freedman’s Bureau furnished for the safe keeping of valuable. The Black Brigade Band will enliven the hours by performing that celebrated song, “The Colored Troops Fought Bravely.” The Joker will recite a poem for the occasion entitled, “The Black Draught.” A Banquet will be served on the arrival of the Party at the Saline banks. Bill of fare: - Soup, Black Crook; Stew, Cow - well done; Fried, Camel - Done Brown; Desert, Batter, pudding. ...plus; 3-1/4”x3” and reads “How are you Copperhead? Another Rebel Raid (on the Ballot Box) repulsed with great slaughter...” Fine....plus; An 1856 anti-Fremont Salt river ticket printed on blue, coated stock. "Choice Seats Reserved for Niggers. Woodcut of steamboat.References to publishers Bennet, Greeley, and Raymond, as well as Bleeding Kansas, Millard Fillmore, and Jessie Fremont. Fine...plus; Copperhead ticket, 3-1/2”x2-3/4”, with skull and cross bones “POISON”. Fine...plus; Card, 3-1/2’x2-3/4”, for passage on the “Vaux Populi! The once powerful and popular Steamer Now-Nothing...” VG. (5 items)

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