News
Events
Blogs
To Avoid the Horrors of War political cartoon, 1898
Image depicts Uncle Sam placing his arms around four well dressed women and walking away from an angry-looking matador. The women represent the four countries Spain ceded to the United States at the conclusion of the Spanish American War. The women are labeled "Ladrone", "...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Collection: | J. Hampton Moore papers (#1541) |
| Date: | 1898-11-29 |
| Alternate Date: | November 29, 1898 |
| Extent: | 1 scrapbook page |
| Volume Number: | Volume 72 |
| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
James Elverson, 1838-1911
|
| Subjects and Genres: | |
| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12195 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: |
Image depicts Uncle Sam placing his arms around four well dressed women and walking away from an angry-looking matador. The women represent the four countries Spain ceded to the United States at the conclusion of the Spanish American War. The women are labeled "Ladrone", "Cuba", "Porto Rico", and "Philippines." The matador has a paper sticking out of his pocket with the inscription $20,000,000, the amount the United States paid Spain for acquisition of the Philippines. The image is part of a scrapbook. |
|---|