File:The American Colossus by Kendrick.jpg
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English: According to the Medical Historical Library at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, this image was published in 1880 in a periodical titled Chic. A 19th-century political cartoon done in color depicting a colossal man straddling the Rio Grande river with one half labeled "MEXICO" and the other half labeled "UNITED STATES". The man's clothing is bisected down the middle; his "United States" half wears a a gold-buttoned blue-cloth military uniform resembling American military officers of the time period. His "Mexico" half wears a wide-brimmed hat and a tan (possibly leather?) jacket and pants with tassels. In one hand he carries papers labeled "RR BONDS" (possibly "railroad bonds") and "MINING SHARES". Tucked under his military belt is a paper labeled "CAPTAIN GENERAL PAY". In his other free hand he holds a smoking cigar. He wears a saber on his belt. A string ties him to a ship on the Mexico half of the image in a waterway labeled "NICARAGUA SHIP CANAL". Behind him is a train crossing a bridge over a river labeled "RIO GRANDE". Further behind the figure are buildings with smokestacks labeled "MINAS PRISTOS MINING CO." The image is signed "KENDRICK". It is captioned "THE AMERICAN COLOSSUS |
| Date | Published in 1880 |
| Source | "The American Colossus", Chic (likely a periodical), compiled in the Bert Hansen collection of medicine and public health in popular graphic art: Series I: Early Publications, held at the Medical Historical Library at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library of Yale University, https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/32320839 |
| Author | Kendrick (from signature on artwork) |
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