The submarines; a tragic possibility of the political deep – Antique Print
![The submarines; a tragic possibility of the political deep, 1906 Nov. 1 [publication date] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7c/7cfe94ab42e8-L.webp)
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The submarines; a tragic possibility of the political deep comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The submarines; a tragic possibility of the political deep
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Two familiar party animals, a donkey and an elephant, appear here as submarines gliding beneath the waves, with the title warning of a "looming tragedy of the political deep." The cartoon ran in the *Chicago Daily News* on November 1, 1906, less than a week before the congressional midterm elections. Submarines were still a new and unsettling technology in 1906, so the image plays on the period's unease about hidden dangers. Like much American editorial cartooning of the era, it relies on animal symbols, the donkey for Democrats and the elephant for Republicans, that readers recognized at a glance.
| Created / published | 1906 Nov. 1 [publication date] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : India ink over pencil, with scraping out on bristol board ; 39.6 x 35.6 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Drawings American 1900-1910.Editorial cartoons American 1900-1910.Periodical illustrations American 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Inscribed in blue pencil above image: A looming tragedy of the political deep. Inscribed in blue pencil above image: The submarines. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: Bradley. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1977; (DLC/PP-1977:215.57) Published in: Chicago Daily News, November 1, 1906. |
| Subjects | Democratic Party (U.S.)--1900-1910. Republican Party (U.S. :1854- )--1900-1910. Donkeys--1900-1910. Elephants--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,383 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156043 |
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