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Photographer: Currier and Ives
Taken: 1846
Caption: The Death of Tecumseh
Additional Description: Print shows Col. R.M. Johnson using a pistol to kill Tecumseh during the War of 1812, at the battle of the Thames in Ontario, Canada.
When Johnson later ran for political office, his campaign slogan ran:
"Rumsey-dumsey,
Rumsey-dumsey,
Colonel Johnson
Killed Tecumseh."
Submitted: October 29, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p290417
File Size: 0.075 Megabytes

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