Sewards Folly Collection

In the heated term of 1867, this American cartoon pokes fun at Secretary of State William H

Sewards Folly Collection: Preparing for the heated term. American cartoon, 1867, on the purchase of Alaska by Billy

Preparing for the heated term. American cartoon, 1867, on the purchase of Alaska by Billy
ALASKA PURCHASE CARTOON. Preparing for the heated term. American cartoon, 1867, on the purchase of Alaska by Billy (Secretary of State William H)

Sewards Folly Collection: ALASKA PURCHASE CARTOON. An American cartoon of 1867 deriding Secretary of State William H

ALASKA PURCHASE CARTOON. An American cartoon of 1867 deriding Secretary of State William H. Seward for having made a bad bargain over the Alaska purchase

Sewards Folly Collection: ALASKA PURCHASE CARTOON. American newspaper cartoon of 1867 showing a politician

ALASKA PURCHASE CARTOON. American newspaper cartoon of 1867 showing a politician trying to find voters in newly acquired, but uninhabited, Alaska

Sewards Folly Collection: ALASKA PURCHASE CARTOON. The big thing

ALASKA PURCHASE CARTOON. The big thing. An American newspaper cartoon of 1867 on the Alaska Purchase

Sewards Folly Collection: ALASKA: SITKA, 1868. View of the town and harbor of Sitka (until the purchase from Russia)

ALASKA: SITKA, 1868. View of the town and harbor of Sitka (until the purchase from Russia)
ALASKA: SITKA, 1868. View of the town and harbor of Sitka (until the purchase from Russia: New Archangel) from the USS Resaca

Sewards Folly Collection: ALASKA: SITKA, 1867. Fortifications at the entrance to the harbor of Sitka (until the purchase)

ALASKA: SITKA, 1867. Fortifications at the entrance to the harbor of Sitka (until the purchase: New Archangel). Wood engraving after a drawing, November 1867, from a contemporary American newspaper

Sewards Folly Collection: ALASKA PURCHASE: CHECK. Check for $7. 2 million from the United States Treasury made out to Eduard

ALASKA PURCHASE: CHECK. Check for $7. 2 million from the United States Treasury made out to Eduard de Stoeckl
ALASKA PURCHASE: CHECK. Check for $7.2 million from the United States Treasury made out to Eduard de Stoeckl, Russian Minister to the United States, as payment for the Alaska territory

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In the heated term of 1867, this American cartoon pokes fun at Secretary of State William H. Seward and President Andrew Johnson as they haul a massive chunk of Alaskan ice to cool down Congressional tempers. The purchase of Alaska, nicknamed "Seward's Folly," was a contentious issue, but this cartoon lightheartedly depicts the two politicians making the largest ice delivery in history. Meanwhile, the Russian Minister, Eduard de Stoeckl, cashes a check for $7.2 million from the United States Treasury, marking the official transfer of the Alaska territory. From the bustling town of Sitka, where American forces took control, to the fortified harbor entrance, the Alaska purchase was a significant moment in American history.