Polly Got a Cracker political cartoon, 1903
Polly Got a Cracker political cartoon, 1903

Polly Got a Cracker political cartoon, 1903

Permanent ID:
11950
Language:
English
Date:
May 16 1903
Image Description:
In the image, Governor Samuel Pennypacker is depicted as a parrot wearing spectacles.  A firecracker labeled "public opinion" explodes beneath him.  The political cartoon references Pennypacker's anti-cartoon bill which prohibited cartoonists from depicting politicians in any non-human form.  Cartoonist and the general public were outraged and the law was repealed in 1907.
Format:
Political cartoons; Clipping
Dimensions:
Width: 26.5 cm, Height: 35 cm
Publisher:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection:
Hampton L. Carson papers
Related People or Organizations:
Nelan, Charles, 1858-1904 (artist)
Biunno, Diane (Transcribed by)
Biunno, Diane (Encoded by)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (repository)
Samuel W. Pennypacker, 1843-1916 (depicted)
Wanamaker, Thomas B., 1865-1908 (publisher)