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Mutual Admiration political cartoon, 1903
Depicted as a parrot, Samuel Pennypacker is perched on a large boot. Representative Frederick Taylor Pusey, who tried to pass an anti-cartoon law in Pennsylvania, is depicted as a large cat. He is wearing a large bow and name tag. A scroll with the words "anti-cartoon bill&quo...
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| Collection: | Hampton L. Carson papers (#0117) |
| Date: | 1903-01-29 |
| Alternate Date: | January 29, 1903 |
| Dimensions: | 26.5 x 35 cm |
| Extent: | 1 loose page |
| Box Number: | Box 60 |
| Folder Number: | Folder 5 |
| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Wanamaker, Thomas B., 1865-1908
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11958 |
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Depicted as a parrot, Samuel Pennypacker is perched on a large boot. Representative Frederick Taylor Pusey, who tried to pass an anti-cartoon law in Pennsylvania, is depicted as a large cat. He is wearing a large bow and name tag. A scroll with the words "anti-cartoon bill" written on it lays next to the boot. Below the image there is a brief satirical article about the cartoon censorship. During the gubernatorial election of 1902, Charles Nelan drew a series of unflattering cartoons about candidate Samuel Pennypacker, illustrating him as party boss Matthew Quay's trained parrot. When Pennypacker won the election, he and Pusey tried to pass an anti-cartoon law which would prohibit cartoonists from depicting politicians in any non-human form. Pusey's bill did not pass, but in May 1903 Pennypacker signed a similar bill into legislation. Cartoonists across the nation criticized the law. Because of public outrage, the law was never enforced and was later repealed in 1907. |
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