Photo of Puck,Joshua our silly senate,1897,Taylor,Edward Oliver Wolcott,Sherman
Title: The Joshua of our silly senate in his great act of trying to make the sun stand still / C.J. Taylor.
Creator(s): Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1897 January 6.
Summary: Print shows Edward O. Wolcott as the biblical Joshua riding on a horse labeled 'U.S. Senate' at the head of a small infantry comprised of John Sherman, George F. Hoar, George G. Vest, William A. Peffer, David B. Hill, Julius C. Burrows, Thomas H. Carter, William V. Allen, William J. Sewell, John M. Palmer, Roger Q. Mills, Justin S. Morrill, Matthew Quay, and others unidentified, many are carrying spears or bow and arrows; they are chasing the sun labeled 'Gold Standard' and descending upon a small community of farms and factories. One man carries a military standard that states 'Resolved, that some legislation be had by the U.S. Senate looking to an international conference with the nations of the world for the promotion of Bimetallism. Wolcott's Resolution in Caucus'.
Notes:
Title from item.
Illus. from Puck, v. 40, no. 1035, (1897 January 6), centerfold.
Copyright 1897 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Wolcott, Edward Oliver,--1848-1905.
Sherman, John,--1823-1900.
Hoar, George Frisbie,--1826-1904.
Vest, George Graham,--1830-1904.
Peffer, William Alfred,--1831-1912.
Hill, David B.--(David Bennett),--1843-1910.
Burrows, Julius C.--(Julius Caesar),--1837-1915.
Carter, Thomas Henry,--1854-1911.
Allen, William V.--(William Vincent),--1847-1924.
Sewell, William Joyce,--1835-1901.
Palmer, John M.--(John McAuley),--1817-1900.
Mills, Roger Q.--(Roger Quarles),--1832-1911.
Morrill, Justin S.--(Justin Smith),--1810-1898.
Quay, Matthew Stanley,--1833-1904.
Joshua--(Biblical figure)
United States.--Congress.--Senate.
Biblical events--1890-1900.
Bimetallism--1890-1900.
Gold standard--1890-1900.
Sun--1890-1900.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1890-1900.
Chromolithographs--Color--1890-1900.
Periodical illustrations--1890-1900.
Bookmark /2012648451/
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