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Declined with thanks / J.S. Pughe. – Antique Wall Art

Declined with thanks / J.S. Pughe., c1900. — antique lithograph
Declined with thanks / J.S. Pughe., c1900.. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

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Its title, "Declined with thanks," reads like a polite refusal, and the cartoon names Joseph Pulitzer, William McKinley and Carl Schurz as its subjects. Its imperialism theme places it in the 1900 election debate over whether the United States should keep territories won in the Spanish-American War, including the Philippines. The color lithograph appeared in *Puck*, the New York satirical weekly published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, in its September 5, 1900 issue, when the magazine was known for its elaborate color cartoons.

Created / publishedc1900.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreEditorial cartoons 1900.Lithographs Color 1900.
NotesIllus. in: Puck, 1900 Sept. 5. Copyright by Keppler & Swartzmann.
SubjectsPulitzer, Joseph,--1847-1911. McKinley, William,--1843-1901. Schurz, Carl,--1829-1906. Imperialism--American--1900. Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,451 × 1,161 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216282

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