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America's partisan "patriots" / C.J. Taylor., Political Cartoon

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Print shows Benjamin Harrison pointing to himself, John Sherman with a sign that states "The Sherman Bill Did It!", William McKinley holding a sign that states "The McKinley Bill Did It!", and Thomas B. Reed pointing to McKinley, all gleefully dancing in front of gigantic figures of "Columbia" and "Europa" who are holding hands across a body of water; at their feet are suffering, poverty stricken peoples, with silent factories behind them.

Caption: Chorus of Republican Leaders Hooray! We'll make all the political capital we can out of this - it'll help the Grand Old Party!

Illus. from Puck, v. 34, no. 880, (1894 January 17), centerfold.

Copyright 1894 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was the grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison. Before ascending to the presidency, Harrison established himself as a prominent local attorney, Presbyterian church leader, and politician in Indiana. During the American Civil War, he served the Union as a colonel and later a brevet brigadier general. He was later elected to the U.S. Senate by the Indiana legislature. A Republican, Harrison was elected to the presidency in 1888, defeating the Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland after conducting one of the first "front-porch" campaigns by delivering short speeches to delegations that visited him in Indianapolis. "We Americans have no commission from God to police the world."

Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, introduced the subject of colored lithography in 1818. Printers in other countries, such as France and England, were also started producing color prints. The first American chromolithograph—a portrait of Reverend F. W. P. Greenwood—was created by William Sharp in 1840. Chromolithographs became so popular in American culture that the era has been labeled as "chromo civilization". During the Victorian times, chromolithographs populated children's and fine arts publications, as well as advertising art, in trade cards, labels, and posters. They were also used for advertisements, popular prints, and medical or scientific books.

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Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929, artist
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President Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893

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Chromolithograph is printed by multiple applications of lithographic stones, each using a different color ink.
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label_outline Explore Europa Greek Mythology, Thomas Brackett, Charles Jay Taylor

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legislation taylor color columbia symbolic character international relations harrison benjamin thomas brackett mckinley william periodical illustrations poverty reed thomas europa greek mythology america tariffs cartoons commentary patriots republican party us 1854 sherman john silver question cost and standard of living chromolithographs political cartoons vintage images prints 19th century us presidents charles jay taylor ultra high resolution high resolution republican party us republican party ancient greece library of congress vintage ads