Those hands across the sea – Historic Reproduction
(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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Those hands across the sea comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Its title, "Those hands across the sea," is a phrase that appeared in cartoons about Anglo-American relations, and this 1915 reproduction of a drawing by Nelson Harding pairs the familiar figures of Uncle Sam and John Bull. In 1915 the United States was officially neutral in the European war, while Britain was a belligerent and a close trading partner, so the image captures the tension between friendly sympathy and American caution. Cartoons like this one were a common way for newspapers to argue over neutrality before the United States entered the war in 1917. The catalog details for the drawing come from an unverified caption card, so the specific message of this image is best read alongside the cartoon's own text and caption.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | Repro. of drawing by Nelson Harding. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Uncle Sam; John Bull; WWI; Cartoons, U.S.; Neutrality; Pub. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,026 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157518 |
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