Whoa! – 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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Whoa! comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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*Whoa!* is a 1916 cartoon by Robert Carter, reproduced from *The Evening Sun* of April 17, and its caption card links it to Francisco "Pancho" Villa and the U.S. Army's punitive expedition into Mexico. Uncle Sam, the national personification, appears as the symbol the cartoonist uses to comment on that campaign. In March 1916 Villa's forces raided Columbus, New Mexico, and the Army under General John J. Pershing crossed into Mexico in pursuit, a move that prompted sharp debate in the press. Carter's drawing reflects that debate, showing how editorial cartoonists framed the question of whether the United States should press on.
| Created / published | 1916 April 17. |
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| Medium | 1 print. |
| Subjects | Repro. of drawing by Robert Carter in The Evening Sun, 1916 April 17. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; A/P/P I.; Army, U.S.--Punitive expedition into Mexico; Uncle Sam (Symbol)--1916; Caricatures adn Cartoons, American--1916--April; U.S. Hist.; Publ. Ind.; Shelf. Villa, Francisco, 1877-1923. Sources checked: MUMS. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,204 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-152058 |
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