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Song of Hiawatha political cartoon, 1879
The political cartoon is divided into four vignettes. In the first, Native Americans and the US army are engaged in a battle. The soldiers fire guns and cannons at the Native Americans. In the second vignette, white settlers take the Native Americans' money and clothing. A soldier hu...
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| Collection: | Balch Broadsides: Satirical Cartoons (#PG278) |
| Date: | 1879-03-08 |
| Alternate Date: | March 8, 1878 |
| Extent: | 1 loose page |
| Box Number: | Box 5 |
| Folder Number: | Folder 2 |
| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12141 |
| Summary: |
The political cartoon is divided into four vignettes. In the first, Native Americans and the US army are engaged in a battle. The soldiers fire guns and cannons at the Native Americans. In the second vignette, white settlers take the Native Americans' money and clothing. A soldier hunts buffalo in the background. In the third, settlers who are searching for gold shoot and stab several Native Americans. In the fourth vignette, a Native American is put on display on a stage. White settlers, as well as their children and pets, gather around the stage. |
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