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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
A Memorable Knock-Out
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

A Memorable Knock-Out

Artifact ID1969.80.129
Object Type Cartoon Clipping
Date ca. March 1892
Medium Paper, ink
DimensionsOverall H 10 in x W 13 3/8 in (25.4 cm x 34 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionCartoon from the March 24, 1892 Puck magazine. A man (“W. Bourke-Cockran”) stands at a table (“Democratic side”) wields a club (“Anti-Free Silver”). He shakes hands with another man (“J. C. Burrows”) who also stands at a table (“Republican side”) and wields a club (“Anti-Free Silver”). They both have hit a bill (“Free-Silver Coinage Bill”) that lies on the floor. Caption: “A Memorable Knock-Out.”. Additional text at lower center: “March 24th, 1892”. Additional text at lower left: “J. Ottmann Lith. Co. Puck Building, N.Y.”. Additional text at upper center: “Puck.”. Artist's signature lower right: “Dalrymple”.
Historical NoteFree Silver was an issue in the 1890s that would have backed the economy by silver and gold instead of just gold. It was supported by populists, farmers, and silver miners, and opposed by businessmen, factories, and railroad companies. The Republicans opposed it and later in the decade, Democrats would begin to support the policy.
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 William Bourke Cockran (United States, 1854 - 1923)
Person Referenced Julius Caesar Burrows (United States, 1837 - 1915)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Gifted
New York
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