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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
After Election
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

After Election

Artifact ID1969.80.1667
Object Type Cartoon Clipping
Date ca. November 1890
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 1/2 in x W 10 1/4 in (34.3 cm x 26 cm )
Physical Description
Physical Description​​​​Cartoon removed from November 5, 1890 Puck magazine. Anti-McKinley cartoon. One man (“Workingman”) has a toolbox behind him and says, “Who will care for Labor now?”. The other man (“Agriculturalist”) has a basket behind him and answers, “And where does the Honest Farmer come in?”. In the left background there is a building (“Factory”) and a sign (“McKinley Low Wages”), and in the right background there is another building (“General Store”) and a sign (“McKinley High Prices”). Caption: “After Election”. Additional text across the top: “Puck” “What fools these Mortals be!”. Additional text at upper left: “Vol. XXVIII. - No. 713.”. Additional text at upper center: “New York, November 5, 1890”. Additional text at upper right: “Price, Ten Cents.”. Additional text at upper left: “Keppler & Schwarzmann, Publishers.”. Additional text at upper center: “Copyright, 1890, by Keppler & Schwarzmann.”. Additional text at upper right: “Puck Building. Cor. Houston & Mulberry Sts.”. Additional text at upper center: “Entered at the post office at New York and admitted for transmission through the mails at second-class rates.”. Artist signature lower right: “J. Keppler”.
Historical NoteThe McKinley Tariff, introduced by Ohio Representative William McKinley in 1890, placed taxes on foreign goods to protect American producers and made prices rise.
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 McKinley (United States, 1843 - 1901)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place Gifted
New York
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