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Title
A Democratic Candidate,' Harper's Weekly caricature, 1906
Contributor
Harper & Brothers (publisher)
Date Created and/or Issued
1906-10-20
Contributing Institution
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Collection
Hearst Caricatures Collection
Rights Information
Notice regarding copyright of materials available online: http://lib.calpoly.edu/support/policies/sca-policies/copyright-guidelines/#online-copyright
Description
Issue of 'Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization' (volume L (volume 50), no. 2600) political magazine featuring a caricature of William Randolph Hearst as a mudslinging scarecrow/straw-man stuffed with his sensational newspapers. In the illustration he throws mud at other known Democratic politicians and nominees including Bailey, Tillman, Jerome, John Sharp Williams, Parker, Cleveland, McClellan" while bullfrogs Conners and Murphy look on covered in brass checks. The text beneath reads "A Democratic Candidate" while the back features commentaries. Circa October 20th, 1906.
Type
image
Format
Magazine cover
Identifier
069_spc_00000020
https://digital.lib.calpoly.edu/rekl-28428
Language
English
Place
New York
United States
Source
Hearst Caricatures Collection--MS 069--http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8125rcf/

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