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Join, or Die political cartoon, 1754
This illustration in the Pennsylvania Gazette, published by Benjamin Franklin, is widely regarded as the first American political cartoon. In this image, Franklin uses the image of a snake cut into eight pieces to make a political point—that American colonists from the 13 colonies, wh...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania cartoons and caricatures collection (#3133) |
| Date: | 1754-05-09 |
| Alternate Date: | May 9, 1754 |
| Extent: | 1 photograph |
| Box Number: | Box 1 |
| Folder Number: | Folder 1 |
| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790
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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/12389 |
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