White House or bust – Antique Print
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(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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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of White House or bust. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Drawn in the weeks after Theodore Roosevelt addressed a military training camp at Plattsburg, New York, on August 25, 1915, this cartoon responds to his call for national preparedness. Roosevelt, a former president, had backed the British and French side since the war began in 1914 and wanted a harder line toward Germany. The title, "White House or bust," reads his speech as a campaign move, a theme that fits the period's presidential politics. The ink-over-pencil drawing is signed by its artist, Clubb.
| Created / published | 1915 Aug. 27 [publication date] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : India ink over pencil on bristol board ; 48.1 x 36.0 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | 1976." |
| Notes | No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: Clubb 15 / [club logogram]. Title inscribed in pencil below image. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.896) The cartoon appeared in reaction to a pro-military preparedness speech given by Roosevelt on August 25, 1915, at a military training camp in Plattsburg, New York. From the onset of World War I in 1914, Roosevelt had been a staunch supporter of the British-French alliance. He wanted a stiffer foreign policy toward Germany, and urged a policy of national preparedness. His speech sharply criticized President Wilson's policy of neutrality. Clubb indicates from the title and the image that Roosevelt had the 1916 presidential election on his mind, as well as military preparedness. Published in: The Rochester Herald, August 27, 1915. Published in: The image of America in caricature & cartoon / Am |
| Subjects | Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Ethics. World War, 1914-1918--Military mobilizations. Military policy--United States--1910-1920. Presidential elections--United States--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,190 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156119 |
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