Photo of Puck,Tantalus of today,1897,Pughe,Temptation,Uncle Sam,Silver Question

Title: The Tantalus of to-day / J.S. Pughe.
Creator(s): Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1897 June 2.
Summary: Print shows Uncle Sam as Tantalus, bound with ropes to posts labeled 'High Protective Tariff' and 'Free Silver Agitation' by two men labeled 'Protected Manufacturer' and 'Silverite'; they are preventing him from satisfying his desires for 'Prosperity', depicted as a female figure holding a cornucopia, standing among factories spewing smoke, along the waterfront, across an 'Ocean of Politics'.
Notes:
Title from item.
Illus. from Puck, v. 41, no. 1056, (1897 June 2), centerfold.
Copyright 1897 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1890-1900.
Tantalus (Greek mythology)--1890-1900.
Temptation--1890-1900.
Prosperity--1890-1900.
Special interests--1890-1900.
Silver question--1890-1900.
Tariffs--1890-1900.
Factories--1890-1900.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1890-1900.
Chromolithographs--Color--1890-1900.
Periodical illustrations--1890-1900.
Bookmark /2012647680/
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