He built the 'Alabama' and the 'Captain'
print. portrait. chromolithograph. "He built the 'Alabama' and the 'Captain'." [John Laird] / 'Spy' [London], Vanity Fair, 1873 May 17. 36x24cm. Statesmen No.144, caricature of John Laird, shipping magnate at Liverpool and Birkenhead, FL to L, Laird, John, 1805-1877, and accompanying letterpress. Spy [Ward, Sir Leslie], 1851-1922 with descriptive sheet.