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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Sure Cure
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Sure Cure

Artifact ID1969.80.119
Object Type Cartoon Clipping
Date ca. April 1890
Medium Paper, ink
DimensionsOverall H 10 in x W 13 1/2 in (25.4 cm x 34.3 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionCartoon from the April 9, 1890 Puck magazine. A man (identifiable as James G. Blaine) uses a bellows (“Wing”) and another man uses a fan (“Pan-American Congress”) to try to revive a woman (“South American Trade”) who has passed out. A boy holds a bottle (“Free Elixir Trade”) and pulls on Blaine’s coattail. Three men watch. Caption: "Sure Cure!". Additional text at upper center: “Puck.”. Additional text at lower right: “J. Ottman Lith. Co. Puck Bldg. N.Y.”. Artist's signature lower left: “K.”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: “April 9, 1890”.
Historical NoteThe First International Conference of American States was a meeting held in Washington DC in 1890 to promote peace and cooperation between the countries in the Americas, as well as increase the United States’ trade with other American countries.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was given to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Collection in 1969.
Credit LineGift of Mr. Ralph E. Becker
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Person Referenced James G. Blaine (United States, 1830 - 1893)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Publication
New York
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