[RECONSTRUCTION]. A group of 2 illustrated broadsides, Salt River Telegraph Extra.  [Philadelphia]: N.p., [1867].
The Salt River Gazette---Extra.  [Philadelphia?]: N.p., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1867. 9 3/8 x 12 9/16 in. (short marginal tears, some separation along old folds); framed to 15 x 18 in. (not examined out of frame). An anti-Black and anti-Republican broadside illustrated with 8 vignettes with captions, some in vernacular. At the lower edge is a coffin with the caption "The Great Negro Party---Born, 1856---Died, Oct. 8, 1867." [With:] Salt River Telegraph. Extra. [Philadelphia]: N.p., [1867]. 8 x 16 1/2 in. printed broadside (brown spotting, toning, short marginal tear at upper edge); framed to 12 x 19 1/2 in. (not examined out of frame).  A satire of the Philadelphia 1867 sheriff election between Democrat Peter Lyle who defeated Republican Joseph Cowell. Continuing the same anti-Black and anti-Republican sentiment as the broadside above, a portrait of an African-American man is captioned: "This is what killed the Republican Party."  "Salt River" was a popular euphemism in the 19th century synonymous with political failure and humiliation.  
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

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