IMAGE

Uncle Sam’s Civilization Class

Cartoon with Uncle Sam, a white man dressed in stars and stripes of U.S. flag, who looms over brown children wearing names of different countries.

Image 36.03.02

Description

In this depiction, the territories taken over and controlled by the US after the Spanish American War – Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam, and the Philippines – are shown as inferior, dark, defiant, barbaric characters reflecting the racism within the pro imperialist perspective.

Object ID

36.03.02

Citation (Chicago-style 18th Edition)

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Dalrymple, Louis

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Uncle Sam’s Civilization Class

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January 25, 1899

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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2012647459/

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Multimedia details

Creator

Dalrymple, Louis

Publisher

Keppler & Schwarzmann

Date

1899-01-25

Type

Image

Format

Political Cartoon

File Format

jpg

Source

Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

36.03.IMG.014

Creator

Dalrymple, Louis

Publisher

Keppler & Schwarzmann

Date

1899-01-25

Type

Image

Format

Political Cartoon

File Format

jpg

Source

Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

36.03.IMG.014

No Known Copyright

The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.

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