(LINCOLN ABRAHAM) [Maurer Louis; artist] Uncle Sam Making Ne

Sale 2310 - Lot 165

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(LINCOLN, ABRAHAM.) [Maurer, Louis; artist?] "Uncle Sam" Making New Arrangements. Lithograph, 13 1/2 x 18 inches; minor edge wear, minor dampstaining, 4 short closed tears repaired with tape, all less than an inch. New York: Currier & Ives, 1860

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Uncle Sam has posted a "Help Wanted" notice on the White House, and here notifies three of the eager applicants (Bell, Breckinridge, and Douglas) that the position has been filled: "I've concluded to take down the notice and let Old Abe have the place. I find his record all right, and can safely trust him with the management of my affairs." Lincoln, sans beard and carrying an axe, says "Thank you, sir, I will endeavor to do my duty." Meanwhile, Buchanan packs up his bag of dirty linen, and frets that without a character reference he'll never find another job. Peters, Currier & Ives 1690; Reilly 1860-32.