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Beer Stand.

Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. Two men sit at a table drinking beer, poured by a peddler, and eating small cakes. Another man with ripped clothes and bare feet stands next to the table. Standing man: 'Here I am, out at the elbows, out at the knees, out of shoes and socks and out of Pockets, plenty of Greybacks, no Greenbacks, and not a friend in the Pen or at the North.' First seated man: 'Mr. is your beer sharp.' Second seated man: 'Hurry up and pour me out a cup of your corn beer.' Peddler: 'Yes sharp and sweet and one cake and cup of beer for five cents.'

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Drawing: Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper; 5 5/8 x 6 1/8 in. Two men sit at a table drinking beer, poured by a peddler, and eating small cakes. Another man with ripped clothes and bare feet stands next to the table. Standing man: 'Here I am, out at the elbows, out at the knees, out of shoes and socks and out of Pockets, plenty of Greybacks, no Greenbacks, and not a friend in the Pen or at the North.' First seated man: 'Mr. is your beer sharp.' Second seated man: 'Hurry up and pour me out a cup of your corn beer.' Peddler: 'Yes sharp and sweet and one cake and cup of beer for five cents.'
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Point Lookout Album, Page 51.
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