Themes in American History

In the Lost Museum, there is a model wearing female dress and carrying a metal bucket, however, it is with a male face. It is a figure that represents the image of Confederate President Jefferson Davis when he purportedly disguised himself as his wife in order to get rid of the arrest of Union soldiers. Although media did not have advanced technology to take photos or videos to record the historical events in 1800s, they used many other ways to try to show the situation again.

The model in the Lost Museum is not the only public to present this event, many newspapers had sketches of the photo and draw cartoons to express opinions about it. In the picture, it was a cartoon from Harper’s Weekly. In this cartoon, it mocked the Confederate States and its president with the presentation of feminine attributes. It was the general attitude of Northerners toward Southerners during that time. These Historical records provided perfect evidence of the Civil War about the Northerners’, or even New Yorkers’ opinions.  Furthermore, people during that time had chances to receive news and trends in many different ways, by visiting the museum, reading newspapers or magazines and recieving handouts. The Lost Museum has well preserved these historical records and presented these to the public.

Tags: Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, The Lost Museum

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