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[Cartoon related to the stock market crash of 1929]: First in war first in the hearts of its countrymen!"" – Historic Print

[Cartoon related to the stock market crash of 1929]: First in war first in the hearts of its countrymen!"", 1 photomechanical print : halftone. — historic print
[Cartoon related to the stock market crash of 1929]: First in war first in the hearts of its countrymen!"", 1 photomechanical print : halftone.. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

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[Cartoon related to the stock market crash of 1929]: First in war first in the hearts of its countrymen!""

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The caption is a twist on Henry Lee's well-known eulogy line about George Washington, "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen," which the cartoonist turns toward the financial collapse of 1929. That contrast between a phrase of national glory and the crash is the point of the piece. The crash began with the sell-offs of late October 1929, when Black Thursday and Black Tuesday erased vast paper wealth in a matter of days. Halftone reproduction like this was the standard way newspapers and magazines printed cartoons at the time, so the piece also shows how quickly editorial commentary on the crash reached a mass audience.

Created / published1 photomechanical print : halftone.
MediumNo call number recorded on caption card [item] [P&P]
Genre1929
NotesFor general information see Copyright and Other Restrictions ...
Original scan1,055 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-137187

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