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Waiting for the Verdict [Dr. Friedman and The Great White Plague]
Editorial cartoon by C. R. Macauley, originally published in the New York World. Republished here in Cartoons Magazine, vol. 3, no. 4 (April 1913), p. 226. A skeletal spectre waits outside an office with a plaque labelled "Dr. Friedman."Friedrich…
Pals [Coleman Blease and Lynch Law]
Editorial cartoon by William Kemp Starrett originally published in the Knickerbocker Press. Republished here in Cartoons Magazine, vol. 3, no. 1 (January 1913), p. 14. Coleman Livingston Blease was governor of South Carolina from 1911 - 1915. He was…
The Leader of the Mob: "Lynch Her! Lynch Her!"
Editorial cartoon by Oscar Cesare originally published in the New York Sun. Republished here in Cartoons Magazine,vol. 3, no. 1 (January 1913), p. 15. Coleman Livingston Blease was governor of South Carolina from 1911 - 1915. He was notorious for…
Five Dollars Will Make the Dream Come True
Editorial cartoon by Oscar Cesare originally published in the New YorkSun. Republished here in Cartoons Magazine, vol. 4, no. 3 (September 1913), p. 271.A poor mother kneels beside her sleeping child. She dreams of the "Mother's Home at Sea Breeze."…
Will this letter be answered [mailing a letter]
Editorial cartoon by Walker O'Loughlin originally published in the Portland Telegram. Republished here in Cartoons Magazine, vol. 2, no. 6 (December 1912), p. 9. A girl in ragged clothing holds up a small boy so he can drop a letter into a U.S. Mail…
Happy Childhood Days [child labor cartoons]
Two editorial cartoons dealing with child labor republished in Cartoons Magazine, vol. 3, no. 4 (April 1913), p. 239.At top: A cartoon by F. T. Richards, originally published in the Philadelphia North American. Wearing a top hat with ribbons and…
Why don't you put this boy to work in the factory...
Editorial cartoon by Boardman Robinson. Originally published in the New York Tribune. Republished here in Cartoons Magazine vol. 3, no. 2 (February 1913), p. 103. A man with a bowler hat, cane, and cigar looks down at a small barefoot boy standing…
The Ray of Hope (The White Plague)
Editorial cartoon by Edgar F. Schilder. A hooded figure of Death, carrying a scythe and labelled "The White Plague" flies over a graveyard. In the distance a sun marked "Red Cross" rises.Originally published in the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.…
The Sacrifice (Tuberculosis is Preventable)
Editorial cartoon by A. J. Van Leshout "The Sacrifice."Originally published in the Louisville Courier-Journal. Republished here in Cartoons Magazine, vol. 5, no. 2 (February 1914), p.126.Under the full moon, a large group of people are shown marching…
Peace
Editorial cartoon by Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Nelson Harding.Peace, shown as an angel with a tiarra, slams her fist on a table, scattering papers, ink well and pens. She glares angrily.
Voice from within: Is he still there?
Editorial cartoon by Pulitzer Prize winnerDaniel R. Fitzpatrick of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.A man who appears to be Japanese, labelled "Racial Equality" sits patiently. A shuttered window behind him is marked "Peace Conference." The caption:Voice…
When the country is bone dry. "Have another little nip, old pal!..."
Editorial cartoon by L. C. Phifer.Two businessmen stand behind a door marked "Private." One of them fills a shot glass with alcohol stored in his fountain pen.Caption:WHEN THE COUNTRY IS BONE DRY. "Have another little nip, old pal! I fill this large…
July First. "Oh, where's the beer of yester year?"
Editorial cartoon shows a saloon owner smoking a cigar outside his recently converted bar. The establishment window now advertises "Jake's Place. Soft Drinks. Ice Cream Cornucopias." An ice cream cone-shaped sign overhead reads, "In hoc signo vinces"…
Who is going to take care of it?
Editorial cartoon by William C. Morris shows the Internal Revenue Bureau arguing with Federal District Attorneys over caring for a large camel labelled "Prohibition." Uncle Sam stands in the background with his hands on his hips.Internal Revenue…