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FREE SILVER CARTOON, 1893. A Senatorial Desperado. Take My Silver or I ll Take Your Life
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FREE SILVER CARTOON, 1893. A Senatorial Desperado. Take My Silver or I ll Take Your Life
FREE SILVER CARTOON, 1893.
A Senatorial Desperado. Take My Silver or I ll Take Your Life. Chromolithograph cartoon depicting a silver prospector threatening Uncle Sam to accept the free coinage of silver. Cartoon from Puck, 4 October 1893
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Media ID 12320994
1893 Anti Choking Chromolithograph Free Silver Front Page Mine Miner Mining October Personification Prospector Puck Silver Stewart Threat Uncle Sam Violence Coinage Mine Cart Stereograph Turn Of Century
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This chromolithograph print from 1893, titled "FREE SILVER CARTOON" offers a fascinating glimpse into the political climate of late 19th century America. Depicting a senatorial desperado, it portrays a silver prospector menacingly threatening Uncle Sam to accept the free coinage of silver. The image is taken from Puck magazine's front page on October 4th, 1893. The cartoon artistically personifies the ongoing debate surrounding the coinage of silver during this period. The miner, with his mine cart and mining tools in hand, represents those advocating for free silver as a means to boost economic prosperity in the West. In contrast, Uncle Sam symbolizes the federal government and its resistance towards embracing this policy. The visual composition is striking; it captures both violence and tension through its portrayal of choking gestures and intense facial expressions. This artwork serves as a powerful commentary on the potential consequences if free silver was not accepted willingly by Uncle Sam - suggesting that lives may be at stake. Granger Art on Demand presents this historical artifact from their collection, allowing us to reflect upon an important chapter in American history. It reminds us how political cartoons were used as vehicles for expressing opinions and shaping public discourse during turn-of-the-century America.
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