JM-086: The captain and crew of the William P. Frye, which--

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Editorial cartoon depicting a ship labeled the "William P. Frye" being sunk by a ship labeled the "Prinz Eitel Friederich." In the next panel, the crew of the Frye waves the Friederich ship on as it sails to open sea. British cruisers can be seen near the horizon line on the water. The William P. Frye was an American merchant vessel sunk in 1915 after encountering a German ship.

JM-W001: Platform interests

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Editorial cartoon depicting the G.O.P. party platform. An elephant stands on the platform, supporting Republicans on its back; a man holds up a sign advertising American interests first. A donkey stands on the "Reds" platform, with just a couple of people supporting the New Deal and foreign sycophancy sitting on the donkey. A British and a Soviet figure stand on the horizon.

JM-291: The changing world

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Editorial cartoon depicting three panel sets, with each panel containing a different cartoon. In the first panel, a robot replaces aviator; in the second panel, a donkey and elephant switch places between the "In" and the "Out" parties; in the third panel, the British lion cubs warn against war.

JM-026: At 70% naval efficiency in the United States

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Editorial cartoon depicting a man representing Congress in front of a blackboard showing the naval efficiency of Britain, Japan, and the United States. Britain and Japan both have 100% efficiency, but the man crosses out the 100% mark by the United States and replaces it with 70%, remarking on how this will please voters and reduce costs. Uncle Sam and Hughes watch from the window and express shock.

JM-C010: The changing world: Books that caused fear now and then

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Editorial cartoon consisting of two scenes. In the first scene, a Victorian woman is recoils from a "Ouida" book presented to her by a man. In the second scene, a woman in 1920s attire shows a sweating man a book titled "Sex Problem". "Ouida" was the pseudonym of the English novelist Maria Louise Ramé, who was known for her literary salon and the scandalous books she published toward the beginning of her career.

JM-202: Cartoons of the day

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Editorial cartoon depicting three separate cartoons. In the top panel, a man on a cart titled "Delaware" blocks women in cars titled "Suffrage" from passing him on the road to the 1920 polls. In the middle panel, "Germany" kills his pack horse ("Hope") underneath a burden of "Economic Terms of the Treaty"; he is unable to continue on "Reparation Trail". In the bottom panel, Uncle Sam and John Bull attempt to communicate via telephone, but uproar in Ireland blocks connection.