Go West, old man, and get educated – Antique 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 historic print of Go West, old man, and get educated brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Go West, old man, and get educated
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The title turns Horace Greeley's famous advice, "Go West, young man," into a joke about an older man being told to head west to get an education. The record describes it as a reproduction of a 1906 drawing possibly published in the Denver Post, though that attribution and the caption card details are unverified. Newspaper cartoons like this were a popular way to comment on everyday life and ambition, and this one's humor rests on the idea that the West was a place for second chances.
| Created / published | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | Repro. of drawing publ. in Denver Post?. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Cartoons; Education; B.I. (5); West. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,198 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-155900 |
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