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Title: [Large scorpion surrounded by troops and steamboats.]
Image ID: 812950
Image ID 812950
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 18 x 26 cm. (7 x 10 1/4 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Cartoons (Commentary)
United States -- 1860-1869
Periodical Illustrations
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Scorpions
Steamboats -- United States -- 1860-1869
Notes: Printed on border: "Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, May 24, 1862." "96." "'The scorpion is one of the most stupid as well as one of the most venomous of insects. It carries its sting in its tail--never biting as is supposed by the vulgar. When 'cornered,' and no avenue of escape appearing, it usually stings itself to death--striking its poisonous sting into its own head, which is the softest and consequently the most vulnerable part of its body.' -- Child's book of natural history."
Date Published: 1862
Barcode Number: 33333159319314
Struc ID: 579319
Source: Source information is not available
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