Item Info
Item No: PIXC00034
Title: At The Candidate's Home, 08/21
Media Type:
Cartoons (Commentary)
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
A not yet colored version of the cartoon "Joy at the Home of a National Candidate" (PIXC00036). It would eventually have color added and be printed in The North American. (Philadelphia, PA). 1904, August 21.
The cartoonist has depicted a lively scene of the newfound attention and excitement brought to the small town of a national political candidate. The participation of a local politician in a national race often thrust small towns into the spotlight and instilled an increased sense of pride in its inhabitants. The artist shows the hectic, circus-like appearance of a normally unknown town after the influx of the national press, onlookers, and the curious.
Country: Country:United States
State/Province:Pennsylvania
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1904
Creator Name: Walt Mc Dougall