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To Avoid the Horrors of War political cartoon, 1898

Permanent ID:
12195
Language:
English
Date:
November 29 1898
Image Description:
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.
Format:
Political cartoons; Clippings
Publisher:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection:
J. Hampton Moore papers
Related People or Organizations:
Morgan, Fred (artist)
Biunno, Diane (Transcribed by)
Biunno, Diane (Encoded by)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (repository)
James Elverson, 1838-1911 (publisher)