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God and our union
[graphic].
Philada. :
Published by Beck & Lawton,
1860.
1 print :
lithograph on wove paper ;
35.4 x 27.4 cm. (sheet)
Entered . . . 1860 by Beck & Lawton.
Philada. Published by Beck & Lawton, S.E. Cor. 7th & Chestnut St. Boston by Oliver Ditson & Co. N. York by S.T. Gordon. H. Cartwright in Wheeling. Cincinnati by John Church.
Schnabel & Finkeldey lith. 218 Walnut Street. Philadelphia.
Title appears as it is written on the item.
An illustrated sheet music cover for a Unionist song, "God and Our Union," composed by Leopold Meignen with words by Louis Dela. The illustration features four maidens, each representing a section of the United States--North, South, East and West. The maidens stand around an altar and point to a scroll, the "Constitution of North America," which they unroll. Rising from the altar are two Corinthian columns supporting an arch, over which is draped a large American flag. Atop the arch sits an eagle. In the space between the columns appears a large, gleaming anchor, symbol of hope. The scene is surrounded by dark clouds through which an eye appears. The vigilant eye was a familiar Masonic symbol, and a device adopted by the Wide-Awake Clubs of 1860. (See "Free Speech, Free Soil, Free Men," no. 1860-14.) Here it probably refers to the song's assertion of divine watchfulness over the Union.
No known restrictions on publication.
Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1860-2.
Dela, Louis.
Meignen, Leopold,
1793-1873.
United States.
Constitution
1860.
Eagles
1860.
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Flags
United States
1860.
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East (Personified)
South (Personified)
West (Personified)
North (Personified)
Lithographs
1860.
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Sheet music covers
1860.
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Cartwright, H.
Beck & Lawton.
John Church Company.
Oliver Ditson & Co.
Schnabel & Finkeldey.
Library of Congress
Music Division
Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
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digital file from b&w film copy neg.
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