Image of an eye-level landscape view of a street scene in Washington, D.C., with American President William McKinley, Naval Admiral George Dewey, and Army General Nelson A. Miles on horseback tipping their hats to a passing wagon driven by Uncle Sam with foreign men in native and traditional Filipino costumes in the wagon bed, and the United States Capitol and the Library of Congress buildings visible in the background; the wagon is labeled "Fish Bros. Wagon" with an image of a fish below. "Fish Bros. Mfg. Co., / Clinton, Iowa."--text, bottom left of image. "Copyright 1900 by H.G. Breed, Jr."--text, bottom left margin. "Gies & Co., Buffalo, N.Y."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 41.91 x 59.06 cm (16 1/2 x 23 1/4 in.)
Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Dewey, George, 1837-1917--Pictorial works McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Pictorial works Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925--Pictorial works Advertising--Carriages and carts Ethnic costume--Pictorial works Imperialism--History--19th century--Caricatures and cartoons Spanish-American War, 1898--Caricatures and cartoons Transportation equipment industry Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--Pictorial works United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--Pictorial works Fish Brothers Manufacturing Company Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) Political cartoons. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Transportation Large Size Carriage and Wagon The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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