THE EAGLES NEST THE UNION. IT MUST AND SHALL
THE EAGLES NEST THE UNION. IT MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED, 1861. In an American flag nest, a bald eagle protects 34 eggs representing the US states. The 10 eggs of the seceding Southern states, had various symbolic creatures hatching. The South Carolinas egg is hatching a large reptilian claw. The border states have visable cracks. A text balloon from the eagles mouth reads, Death to Traitors
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13123278
Media ID
45382829
Size
3000px x 2459px
(2.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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