Photo of Puck,Merely wants to know,1895,Opper,Dunraven,America's Cup,Yacht Race
Title: Merely wants to know / F. Opper.
Creator(s): Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1895 October 9.
Summary: Print shows Uncle Sam with a feather in his hat labeled 'Victory', holding America's Cup labeled 'Yachting Champion', a cricket bat labeled 'Cricket Champion', and a medal labeled 'Athletic Champion', and with other awards labeled 'Chess Champion, Bicycle Champion, [and] Boxing Champion' pinned to his coat, and a paper extending from his pocket labeled 'Fastest R.R. Time', standing on a beach next to a dejected John Bull who is holding a doll labeled 'Dunraven', a reference to the 4th Earl of Dunraven, Windham Thomas Wyndam-Quin, a co-owner of the Valkyrie II and Valkyrie III yachts that competed for the America's Cup.
Notes:
Title from item.
Caption: Uncle Sam Say, John, is there any game you can beat me at? - If there is, trot it out!
Illus. from Puck, v. 38, no. 970, (1895 October 9), cover.
Copyright 1895 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Copyright stamp appears on the top center margin.
Subjects:
Dunraven, Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin,--Earl of,--1841-1926.
America's Cup--1890-1900.
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1890-1900.
John Bull (Symbolic character)--1890-1900.
Yacht racing--United States--1890-1900.
Yacht racing--England--1890-1900.
Awards--1890-1900.
Contests--1890-1900.
Bragging--1890-1900.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1890-1900.
Chromolithographs--Color--1890-1900.
Magazine covers--1890-1900.
Periodical illustrations--1890-1900.
Bookmark /2012648568/
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