Uncle Sam Balances New Territories
Title
Uncle Sam Balances New Territories
Subject
Aftermath of Spanish-American War
Description
Following the end of the Spanish-American War, Uncle Sam and his new possessions perform together as the world looks on. Depicted as "savage children", the U.S. balances Puerto Rico, Hawai'i, Cuba, the Phillipines and Ladrones (the Mariana Islands).
John Bull says via the caption "It's really most extraordinary what training will do. Why, only the other day I thought that man unable to support himself."
John Bull says via the caption "It's really most extraordinary what training will do. Why, only the other day I thought that man unable to support himself."
Source
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1899BalanceCartoon.jpg
Publisher
Philadelphia Inquirer
Date
1899
Rights
Public Domain, U.S.
Format
428 × 622 pixels, file size: 104 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg
Type
Still Image/Political Cartoon
Identifier
Spanish-American War/United States/Hawai'i/Puerto Rico/Cuba/Philippines/Mariana Islands
Coverage
Spanish-American War/United States/Hawai'i/Puerto Rico/Cuba/Philippines/Mariana Islands
- Date Added
- April 29, 2014
- Collection
- Uncle Sam and the Caribbean (1890's - 1920)
- Tags
- Cuba, Hawai'i, John Bull, Ladrones, Mariana Islands, New Territories, Phillipines, Puerto Rico, Spanish American War aftermath, Spanish-American War, Uncle Sam, United States
- Citation
- “Uncle Sam Balances New Territories,” The Struggle for Puerto Rican Autonomy, accessed March 29, 2024, https://aguil079.omeka.net/items/show/8.