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Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas--in the hands of the "border ruffians"

Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas--in the hands of the "border ruffians...

A bitter indictment of the Democratic administration's responsibility for violence and bloodshed in Kansas in the wake of the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act. (See also "Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a Freesoiler... More

Who are the ruffians, murderers, and robbers in Kansas? [1856?]

Who are the ruffians, murderers, and robbers in Kansas? [1856?]

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 20, Folder 3.

Liberty. The fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians".

Liberty. The fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians"...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mr. David Rusk! Having been, this morning assaulted when I was off my guard, in my own house, by a gang of ruffians - to dastardly for resenting, on equal terms, their own personal quarrel with me  ... I intend as expedittiously as possible, to
Mr. David Rusk! Having been, this morning assaulted when I was off my guard, in my own house, by a gang of ruffians - to dastardly for resenting, on equal terms, their own personal quarrel with me  ... I intend as expedittiously as possible, to
Joseph I. Irwin to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, November 12, 1860  (Watch out for Border Ruffians)
The Carabinieri of Rome are dressed in clothes designed in the time of Napoleon. These men travel in pairs and seldom have anything to do as their appearance alone is enough to calm the wildest ruffians The Treve fountain in Rome where one throws a coin to insure his return to Rome according to popular belief. At night naked Roman boys dive in to rescue the coins ; Two generations of Romans proud of their heritage.

The Carabinieri of Rome are dressed in clothes designed in the time of...

Photographs show an Italian police officer, the Trevi Fountain and two women in Rome, Italy. On page: no. 1536 (top image), no. 1537 (middle image), no. 1538 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923 ... More