Photo of Puck,Our Merchant Marine,Rip Van Winkle of the sea,1911,Keppler

Title: Our merchant marine, the Rip Van Winkle of the sea / Kep.
Creator(s): Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, Puck Building, 1911 November 15.
Summary: Illustration shows Rip Van Winkle, his beard long and his clothes tattered, asleep near an abandoned ship building yard, an overturned jug labeled 'High Protective Tariff' at his side and a sign behind him that states 'Prohibitive Cost of Construction'; probably refers to the high cost of American products due to protective tariffs against the importation of less expensive foreign products.
Notes:
Title from item.
Illus. in: Puck, v. 70, no. 1811 (1911 November 15), centerfold.
Copyright 1911 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Van Winkle, Rip (Fictitious character)
Merchant marine--United States--1910-1920.
Boat & ship industry--1910-1920.
Tariffs--1910-1920.
Cost & standard of living--1910-1920.
Sleeping--1910-1920.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1910-1920.
Offset photomechanical prints--Color--1910-1920.
Periodical illustrations--1910-1920.
Bookmark /2011649079/
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