America. A national song - Lithograph, public domain, Library of Congress

An allegorical illustration on the cover of a patriotic song, dedicated to the "National Guards of Philadelphia." A pronouncedly decollete Columbia or Liberty figure sits astride a bald eagle which flies over the globe. The eagle clutches lightning bolts and an olive branch in its talons, while Columbia holds a scroll (probably the Constitution) and an American flag.
Entered . . . 1859 by Lewis Dela . . . Pennsylvania.
Lewis N. Rosenthal Lith. Phila.
Philadelphia, Lee & Walker, 722 Chestnut Street.
The Library's copy of the music cover was deposited for copyright on September 15, 1859.
Title appears as it is written on the item.
Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1859-2.