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[Portrait of Gideon Welles.] The Rip Van Winkle of the Navy Department in Sleepy Hollow. "These privateers are really becoming annoying. I think I must buy a tug-boat."

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[Portrait of Gideon Welles.] The Rip Van Winkle of the Navy Department in Sleepy Hollow. "These privateers are really becoming annoying. I think I must buy a tug-boat."

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[Portrait of Gideon Welles.] The Rip Van Winkle of the Navy Department in Sleepy Hollow. "These privateers are really becoming annoying. I think I must buy a tug-boat."
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Print Collection portrait file

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Gideon Welles

Political cartoons

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1861 - 1869 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Political cartoons
Portraits
Notes
Content: Subject of portrait at top inferred from similar images.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Other local Identifier: Portrait file
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4c5ef960-ac80-0131-0151-58d385a7b928
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1861: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "[Portrait of Gideon Welles.] The Rip Van Winkle of the Navy Department in Sleepy Hollow. "These privateers are really becoming annoying. I think I must buy a tug-boat."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861 - 1869. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4cd74c40-ac80-0131-8d1b-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "[Portrait of Gideon Welles.] The Rip Van Winkle of the Navy Department in Sleepy Hollow. "These privateers are really becoming annoying. I think I must buy a tug-boat."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4cd74c40-ac80-0131-8d1b-58d385a7b928

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1861 - 1869). [Portrait of Gideon Welles.] The Rip Van Winkle of the Navy Department in Sleepy Hollow. "These privateers are really becoming annoying. I think I must buy a tug-boat." Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4cd74c40-ac80-0131-8d1b-58d385a7b928

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4cd74c40-ac80-0131-8d1b-58d385a7b928 | title= (still image) [Portrait of Gideon Welles.] The Rip Van Winkle of the Navy Department in Sleepy Hollow. "These privateers are really becoming annoying. I think I must buy a tug-boat.", (1861 - 1869) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=February 6, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

[Portrait of Gideon Welles.] The Rip Van Winkle of the Navy Department in Sleepy Hollow. "These privateers are really becoming annoying. I think I must buy a tug-boat."