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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Step back in time with Well, I hardly know which to take first!, an antique engraving rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Published in The Boston Globe on May 28, 1898, this wood engraving carries the caption "Well, I hardly know which to take first!" and shows Uncle Sam facing a crowd of overseas problems in the months after the Spanish-American War began. The cartoon's subjects include President William McKinley and the debate over American imperialism, as the country weighed its new responsibilities in Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and beyond. Editorial cartoons of this kind were a major way newspapers shaped public opinion in the 1890s, and the cartoonist's humor depends on the sense that the nation had taken on more than it could easily manage.
| Created / published | 1898 May 28. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Wood engravings 1890-1900.Editorial cartoons 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Illus. in: The Boston globe, 1898 May 28. |
| Subjects | McKinley, William,--1843-1901. Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1890-1900. Imperialism--American--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,175 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-170886 |
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