Well, I hardly know which to take first – Historic 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.)
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This rare historic print captures Well, I hardly know which to take first in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Well, I hardly know which to take first
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Its caption asks, "Well, I hardly know which to take first?", a question that seems to put Uncle Sam at a loss among several new responsibilities. This reproduction of a cartoon from the Boston Globe, dated May 28, 1898, comes from the Spanish-American War, when the United States was weighing what to do with territories it had gained or sought. The record lists Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Cuba as subjects, all places caught up in that expanding American role overseas. The drawing is attributed to "Boz," though that attribution is uncertain, and it reflects the national argument over imperialism that the war brought to the surface.
| Created / published | 1898 May 28. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Subjects | Repro. of cartoon drawing by Boz(?) in Boston Globe, 1898 May 28. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Artists, Publ. I.; Foreign relations--Cartoons; Pres. Index; Uncle Sam--1898; Imperialism; Cartoons, US--May 1898; Hawaii--Hist.; P.Is.--Hist; P.R.--Hist.; Cuba--Hist.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,216 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-131898 |
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