On the rack,San Francisco,tortured,extortion,avarice,Steel Trust,Hassmann,1906

Title: On the rack / CH [monogram].
Creator(s): Hassmann, Carl, 1869-1933, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., 1906 October 24.
Summary: Illustration shows an allegorical female figure labeled 'San Francisco' being tortured 'on the rack' by a cast of medieval-looking executioners labeled 'Cement Dealer, Lumber Dealer, Iron Workers' Union, Steel Trust, Bricklayers Union, Building Materials, [and the central figure] Greed' in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake and fire that destroyed much of San Francisco.
Notes:
Title from item.
Caption: 'Generosity' is easy when you can get your money back with interest.
Illus. in: Puck, v. 60, no. 1547 (1906 October 24), centerfold.
Copyright 1906 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Extortion--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
Punishment & torture--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
Usury--1900-1910.
Avarice--1900-1910.
Industrial trusts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906.
San Francisco (Calif.)--Symbolic representation--1900-1910.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1900-1910.
Offset photomechanical prints--Color--1900-1910.
Periodical illustrations--1900-1910.
Bookmark /2011645950/
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