Political Cartoons in U.S. History
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Franklin, Benjamin. “Join or Die.” View PDF (203 KB)	A message from His Excellency Arthur Dobbs, Esq... View PDF (4.12 MB)	Masthead and part of front page of The Massachusetts spy... View PDF (1.42 MB)
The unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States of America View PDF (1 page) (305 KB)	The Bostonian's paying the excise-man... View PDF (1.06 MB)	A Boxing Match... View PDF (185 KB)
American State Papers; Naval Affairs View PDF (394 KB)	King Andrew the First View PDF (1.07 MB)	The downfall of Mother Bank View PDF (1.2 MB)
Veto message from the President of the United States... View PDF (2.05 MB)	U.S. Senate Journal, 5 July 1861 View PDF (344 KB)	Anti-Confederacy cartoon... View PDF (733 KB)
No lack of big game... View PDF (1.51 MB)	Wilson's suggestion for a cartoon View PDF (1.04 KB)	Steel Trust Back of T.R., Says Wilson View PDF (296 KB)
Cartoon View PDF (171 KB)	Child Labor in the Canning Industry of Maryland View PDF (688 KB)	Well, what are you going to do about it? View PDF (204 KB)
1,300 Die as Lusitania Goes to Bottom... View PDF (1.07 KB)

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