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Historical Political Cartoons

Vintage political cartoons illustrating themes like patriotism, disaster response, and international relations, featuring a variety of artistic styles.

List of things aboard the Titanic, with more Life Saving Boats hand written over top, Political Cartoon after Titanic Disaster
List of things aboard the Titanic, with more Life Saving Boats hand written over top, Political Cartoon after Titanic Disaster
145 assets in this story
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Come on down - 'Accommodations for everybody' at Galveston, Texas , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Poster by Record Section, Suburban Resettlement Administration. 1935. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
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Cartoon - Test Tube. John Collins (1917-2007)
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Scribner's for June.. text. Posters. 1899 - 1906. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Book & magazine posters, Waterfalls
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Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. 6.5x9 Safety helmet P. 118 MSA catalog. February 1952
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Poster, 'Remember The Lusitania' political posters
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Sid Kelly of Jackson, Mississippi, nails up 'Closed-In despair-Civil Rights Bill unconstitutional' sign at Robert E. Lee Hotel, in response to passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He closed his business rather than allow African Americans to stay in his hotel, as required by the new Federal law. July 6, 1964.
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There is No Must about Sexual Intercourse - Avoid Prostitutes - And You'll Avoid Venereal Disease. Country: England Printed By: Fosh & Cross Ltd.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters
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Knott Hotels. 1924. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. Rare Book Division
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Women's suffrage activists protest the U.S. Senate's failure to pass the federal woman suffrage amendment in 1918. In January 1918, after President Wilson finally declared his support, the House of Representatives, unlike the Senate, passed the amendment by two-thirds majority.
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National Child Labor Committee Exhibition Panel, USA, circa 1913
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Lucy Branham, American Suffragist, protesting Political Imprisonment of Alice Paul, Washington, D.C., USA, Harris & Ewing,
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Document, 'Permit to Solicit Contributions for War Funds', 1915-1918, New Zealand, by New Zealand Government.
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These are working drawings of three of the eight designs selected for the first United Nations postage stamps. Each stamp bears the words United Nations in five languages - Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.The "Peace, justice, security" design (left) will be printed in blue for stamps of a two-cent denomination and in red for stamps of a $1.00 denomination. It was designed by the Netherlands artist J.F. Doeve.The five-cent stamp design (center), developed by J. Enschede and Sons, Haarlem, the Netherlands, is dedicated to the UN International Children's emergency fund. It will be printed in blue.The "Headquarters buildings" design (right) shows the UN secretariat and other buildings in New York city. The design was created by the Mexican artist Leon Helguera. The 50-cent stamp of this design will be gray and the 1 1/2-cent stamp will be green. September 25, 1951.
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Anefo photo collection. WI West Indies / Anefo London series. Stamp Suriname Value 15 cents image royal family. {1940-1945}. Suriname
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Mes Chers Concitoyens.... 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters
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London newspaper seller with banner announcing the loss of SS Titanic in 1912.
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Detroit, Michigan. Riot at the Sojourner Truth homes, a new U.S. federal housing project, caused by white neighbors' attempt to prevent Negro tenants from moving in. Sign with American flag "We want white tenants in our white community," directly opposite the housing project.. Vintage American Race Photograph, 1942.
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$200 Reward. Runaway from the subscriber, on the night of Thursday, the 30th of September, five Negro slaves. Reward offered by Wm. Russell for apprehension of the slaves, St. Louis, 1 Oct. 1847
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British CND (campaign for nuclear disarmament) anti-nuclear weapons peace poster 1981, produced during the Cold War
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The Official foreign air mail guide, December. text. Periodicals. 1940-12. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Air mail service , United States
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Sensational! Negro dollars pack Harlem Banks - Community ignored. text. Newspapers, Magazine covers. 1944-05-06. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. African Americans , New York (State)
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'Women of Colorado, you have the vote' Anti-Wilson billboard urging opposition to the Democratic Party for their oppsition to equality for women. Denver, Colorado 1916
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Amendments to the law relating to homosexual offences Catalogue Reference: HO 291/130 In 1957 the Wolfenden Report recommended the decriminalisation of homosexuality, however it took 10 years for Leo Abse to bring the bill to the House of Commons. This eventually led to the Sexual Offences Act of 1967 which decriminalised sexual relations between men, but only in England and Wales and with an age of consent of 21. It also excluded the armed forces. lgbt, lgbthistory
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England,London,The City,Museum of London,Police Notice dated 1887 Banning Public Meetings in Trafalgar Square
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Poster promoting better living conditions by keeping tenement neighborhoods clean, text reads: 'Help your neighborhood by keeping your premises clean, Tenement House Department of the City of New York', New York Federal Art Project, poster, 1936-1937.
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Old-fashioned sign
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Advertisement for Pluto Water Laxative. ca. 1945, This card is from the beautiful FRENCH LICK-SHERATON HOTEL, the home of the World famous PLUTO WATER laxative, since 1848 concentrated and bottled here, and sold in drug stores throughout the Western Hemisphere.
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Third Liberty Loan-Buy U.S. Government Bonds Artist Unknown Poster (World War II)
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'What a responsibility!' 8,250 babies and boys and girls in Dr. Barnardo's homes. Will you share it Become a partner in this happy work of training future citizens! 10'- feeds one child for ten 10 days. 1941
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Now He's Sorry That He Spoke, 1892, Chicago, Publisher, Will Rossiter, 1 score (6 p.); 31 cm, A young man loved a maiden fair, but her father did not approve of him because he did not attend church. Despite their forbidden love, they would meet secretly at the gate. The chorus reflects the man's regret for speaking out about his feelings. This humorous song captures the social dynamics of the time
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Wells is your man for lieutenant-governor. Forward with the people! , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Placard erected by Cecil Rhodes during the bombardment of Kimberley, allowing women and children to shelter in the Kimberley mine. From the book South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke, published 1900.
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Paris, France displays the national loan from 1920, Guaranty Trust Company of New York , (French - Paris , France Affiche de l' emprunt national de 1920 , Guaranty trust company of New-York). Loan, bank , finances, poster, war effort , war work, drawing, Economic activity, registration , information, First World War, Art, France , Paris , Affiches Emprunt Nal 1920 Guaranty trust Company of New-York
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Wells is your man for lieutenant-governor. Forward with the people! , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Are You Guilty Your Leaky Water Tap Wastes. Country: England Printed By: McCorquodale & Co., Ltd.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters
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A Guide to the Thoughts of Ian Smith and his friends on their Residential Property Owners' (Protection) Bill, 1971.
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Planning Commission Sign. Original caption: Miscellaneous (planning commission sign).. 1923 - 1955. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs
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Lord Kitchener says: Enlist to-day. Poster issued by the British Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, 1915
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Urgent - volunteers needed at once! Join up at any police station, any firehouse, or Room 201 City Hall, 16 South 15th Street. circa 1941-1943.
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Newspaper photos of victims of Peter Sutcliffe. Peter William Sutcliffe (2 June 1946 - 13 November 2020), also known as Peter William Coonan, was an English serial killer who was dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper (an allusion to Jack the Ripper) by the press. On 22 May 1981, he was found guilty of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others between 1975 and 1980. He was sentenced to 20 concurrent sentences of life imprisonment, which were converted to a whole life order in 2010. Two of Sutcliffe's murders took place in Manchester; all the others occurred in West Yorkshire.
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The Channel Islands, part of Great Britain, were under German military occupation from 30 June 1940 to 9 May 1945. Translation of communication addressed to the Governor of Jersey, l July 1940.
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Poster, '300,000 Acres', 1930, United Kingdom, by Paul Nash, Johnson Riddle & Co. Ltd., H.M. Stationery Office, Empire Marketing Board. Found in collection, 2012.
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Banknote from the United Kingdom, 1972, 50 New Pence, Special Voucher, British Armed Forces or BAF
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Travel Mid-Week. Contributor: Thomas Tilling Group of Companies. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters