JM-159: The value of ideals

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Details

Creators and Contributors

Artist: McCutcheon, John T.‏ ‎(John Tiarty),‏ ‎1870-1949

Original Date Issued

1915

Extent

1 sheet : b&w ; 44 x 36 cm

Description

Editorial cartoon depicting William Jennings Bryan lecturing to earn money in the aftermath of his loss in the 1900 senatorial election. Bryan charged $500 per speech or lecture, and he was the most popular speaker on the Chautauqua circuit from 1900 to 1912.

Note

Published in the Chicago Tribune in 1915.,"159" -- Handwritten on verso.,"Mr. Hammer 314 Tribune Building" -- Handwritten on verso.,Pencil and ink on board.,Original in University of Missouri Special Collections, John Tinney McCutcheon Collection.,Digitized on September 2017. Equipment: Indus Color Book Scanner. Scanning software: bcs-2 version 3.4.9. Image specifications: 400 dpi, color. Access copies: tiffs with LZW compression, rotated and cropped.,Title supplied by cataloger.

Resource Type

Still Image

Subject (Temporal)

1910-1919

Geographic (Subject)

United States

Identifier

mu:419194

Member of

McCutcheon Editorial Cartoons - ALL (Collection)

Digital Creation Date

2017-09-08