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Amusing the Child

Permanent ID:
11830
Language:
English
Date:
May 19 1882
Image Description:
In the political cartoon, President Chester Alan Arthur is dressed like a grandmother.  He wears a bonnet, holds a "U.S. Congress" cup and blows "great expectations" and "hope" bubbles from his "Chinese Bill" pipe.  Next to him, is a "Pacific Coast" baby.  The baby sits on a chair which is shaped like a Chinese man.  A half rat, half Chinese creature with a devil's tail threatens the crying baby.  In the background there is an image of the White House.</p>
                <p>On May 6, 1882 President Arthur signed into law the Chinese Exclusion Act.  The law prohibited Chinese immigration to the US for a period of ten years.  Chinese immigrants already working in the US were denied citizenship.  The ban on Chinese immigration was extended several times, until it was repealed in 1943.
Format:
Political cartoons; Chromolithographs; Clippings
Dimensions:
Width: 26 cm, Height: 34.5 cm (image)
Publisher:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection:
Balch Broadsides: Satirical Cartoons
Related People or Organizations:
George Frederick Keller, 1846-circa 1927 (artist)
Biunno, Diane (Transcribed by)
Biunno, Diane (Encoded by)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (repository)
Chester Alan Arthur, 1829-1886 (depicted)
E. C. MacFarlane & Co. (publisher)