The crusaders marching embattle 'gainst the saracens of graft – Historic Reproduction
(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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The crusaders marching embattle 'gainst the saracens of graft comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The crusaders marching embattle 'gainst the saracens of graft
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Ida Tarbell, whose history of Standard Oil had been running in *McClure's* magazine, is among the subjects named for this February 1906 *Puck* cartoon, which casts reformers as medieval crusaders. The title turns the old Christian campaigns against Muslim forces into a fight against "graft," the corrupt dealings in politics and business that muckraking journalists were then exposing. Drawn by Hassman for *Puck*, the satirical weekly known for its large colored lithographs, the piece shows how closely the public followed investigative reporting in those years. The medieval imagery was a common device in American political satire of the period.
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
|---|---|
| Genre | Lithograph by Hassman. Illus. in: Puck" 21 Feb. |
| Subjects | Amer.--1906--Feb.; Tarbell |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,109 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-138978 |
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