Title: Political cartoon Description: A political cartoon lampoons the bill introduced by John Slidell (1793-1871), U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1853-1861), to purchase Cuba from Spain for $30 million; Congress took no action on his proposal, northern politicians viewing Slidell's move as one that would add another slave territory for the South; Location: Washington, D.C., January 1859 Keywords: bills, lampoons, political cartoons, territorial acquisitions Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1350 x 1204 (1.63 MPixels) (1.12) Print Size: 11.4 x 10.2 cm; 4.5 x 4.0 inches File Size: 4.66 MB (4,881,242 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000095578 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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