Held up the wrong man – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic print captures Held up the wrong man in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Held up the wrong man
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The title, *Held up the wrong man*, sets up the joke before the viewer reaches the drawing: someone has been seized for a crime he did not commit. The line cut was made by William Allen Rogers, a longtime cartoonist for *Harper's Weekly*, and it appeared in the magazine's November 21, 1903, issue. Line cuts were engraved blocks that let magazines and newspapers reproduce drawn commentary in print, so this image was meant for a wide readership. The early description comes from an old caption card and has not been verified, so details of the scene should be checked against the magazine itself.
| Created / published | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : line cut. |
| Notes | Line cut by W.A. Rogers. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, (1903 Nov. 21). Reference copy may be in Pres. File. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,217 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-119757 |
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