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Cartoon-A cure for Republican lockjaw
A cure for Republican lockjaw. This 1861 political cartoon portrays congressional efforts to pass the Crittenden Compromise as an antidote to Republican intransigence on the slavery issue. The Crittenden Compromise was introduced by John Crittenden of Kentucky to help avert the Civil War.
Image ID: 000670
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Image size: 6.2 Mpixels (17.8 MB uncompressed) - 2801x2221 pixels (9.3x7.4 in / 23.7x18.8 cm at 300 ppi)