Where the blame lies / Hamilton. – 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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Where the blame lies / Hamilton. 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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Uncle Sam stands at the center of this April 1891 chromolithograph from *Judge*, with Castle Clinton, the old fort at the Battery, serving as the backdrop. That building had been New York's main immigrant landing depot since 1855, and it stopped handling arrivals in 1890, when the federal government took over immigration. The double-page color plate, credited to Hamilton, asks who should bear the blame for the newcomers arriving on American shores. Its ethnic stereotypes were common in the illustrated press of the day.
| Created / published | New York : Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. Co., 1891 April 4. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (2 pages) : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1890-1900.Chromolithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Judge, v. 19, no. 494 (1891 April 4), pp. 458-59. |
| Subjects | Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1890-1900. Emigration & immigration--United States--1890-1900. Immigrants--United States--1890-1900. Ethnic stereotypes--United States--1890-1900. Castle Clinton (New York, N.Y.)--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,267 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-191116 |
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