You must finish your work before you quit – Vintage Wall Art
(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.)
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This rare historic print captures You must finish your work before you quit in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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You must finish your work before you quit" reads as a direct instruction, and the record links the drawing to Theodore Roosevelt, Uncle Sam, and the U.S. Senate. W.L. Evans made it, and it appeared in *The Literary Digest* on March 14, 1903, just after the 57th Congress ended on March 4. Cartoonists often used Uncle Sam to press lawmakers over unfinished business, and this one fits that tradition. The identifying details come from an old caption card and are unverified, so the specific legislation it refers to is best read from the drawing itself.
| Created / published | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Subjects | By W.L. Evans. Illus. in: The Literary Digest, 1903 March 14. Reference copy may be in SSF - Congress, U.S.--Senate--Cartoons. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Cartoons, U.S.--1895-1906; Roosevelt, Th.--Cartoons; Congress, U.S.--Senate--Cartoons; Uncle Sam; Publ. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,248 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-146394 |
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