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Robert M. La Follette Political Cartoon

Date: 1908
Description: La Follette political cartoon. La Follette and presidential candidates Root, Shaw, Taft, and Fairbanks at a fish pond.
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Robert M. La Follette Political Cartoon

Date: 07 1925
Description: Memorial Edition of "La Follette's Magazine," page 107. The magazine later became known as the "Progressive Magazine."
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Robert M. La Follette Political Cartoon

Date: 07 1925
Description: Memorial Edition.
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Robert M. La Follette Political Cartoon

Date: 06 18 1904
Description: Robert M. La Follette--J.C. Spooner cartoon. " Victor and Vanquished in Wisconsin Republican Contest." Appeared in The Chicago Daily Tribune, June 18, 1904...
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International Harvester Safety Cartoon

Date: 1945
Description: Cartoon showing a man looking at the following text: "Look at the facts, in 11 days war casualties 15,883, civilian casualties 24,812."
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Three-Headed Hydra Cartoon

Date: 05 14 1887
Description: Cartoon of a three-headed hydra representing oleomargarine, threatening a farmer.
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Temperance Rebus

Date: 1885
Description: Rebus from the National Temperance Advocate, 1884-1886 p.207. Solution is: "What harm can there be in a glass of beer? None, my man, in one or two. 'Tis...
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Prohibition vs. License

Date: 1884
Description: Two drawings illustrating a hyperbolic comparison between a society which permits drinking of alcoholic beverages and one that does not.
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Pen is Mightier than the Sword

Date: 01 01 1900
Description: Cartoon drawing of a man wielding a feather quill pen as a sworn and a sheet of paper as a shield.
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Ken Ernest Sketching University of Wisconsin Co-eds

Date: 02 05 1947
Description: Cartoonist Ken Ernst and five University of Wisconsin Badger Beauties, one of whom he will select to be cast as one of the characters in his "Mary Worth" ...
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Ken Ernst Sketching Ruth Schmitt

Date: 02 05 1947
Description: Cartoonist Ken Ernst sketching Badger Beauty Ruth Schmitt whom he selected to represent a new character in his comic strip "Mary Worth".
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Cartoon of Bill Passed

Date: 09 31 1961
Description: A cartoon of a passed bill leaving Assembly holding a sign that reads, "Look Ma, No Veto!".
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Cartoon of Rejected Bill

Date: 1961
Description: A cartoon of a rejected bill being sent away by a man in a top hat, who is holding back a dog on a leash.
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I Hold in My Hand --Whoops!!

Date: 04 05 1954
Description: Editorial cartoon of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy showing the surprised Senator learning of the "Joe Must Go" recall petition effort.
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The Hercules of Labor Saving His Country

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Description: A political cartoon entitled "The Hercules of Labor saving his Country" depicting a man with a sword lopping the heads off a double-headed snake, which is ...
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The Teenie Weenies

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Description: "In the Weasel's Den." Two Teenie Weenies sneak into the den of a sleeping weasel to recover a stolen blanket. The den is dark and littered with bones; one...
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"Polly Want A Cracker?" Political Cartoon

Date: 06 1952
Description: Original political cartoon depicting Dwight Eisenhower as a docile Presidential candidate. Feeding him crackers are Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and Senator ...
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Andrew Wade House Bombing Comic Strip

Date: 1954
Description: Comic strip showing man bombing a house because it is being sold to an African-American man. A police officer arrests the seller of the home for inciting t...
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MacArthur Returns

Date: 04 18 1951
Description: After his dismissal by President Truman, General Douglas MacArthur returned to the United States and was welcomed as a folk hero. The adulation heaped on...
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Horse-Power Cartoon

Date: 1917
Description: Cartoon illustrating "the layman's idea of how horse-power is determined." The cartoon shows an automobile in a "tug-of-war" with a large number of horses.

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