Yellow Jack Monster,1873,Matthew Somerville Morgan,Columbia,Cartoon,Florida

Title: [Yellow Jack monster] / Matt Morgan.
Creator(s): Morgan, Matthew Somerville, 1839-1890, artist
Date Created/Published: [1873]
Summary: Cartoon drawing shows a woman representing the state of Florida laying on the ground in the clutches of a monster labeled 'Yellow Jack.' Columbia, wearing a phrygian cap, stands above them, one arm upraised in a call for help. Behind the trio, frightened families flee the Florida swamp. A box of opened fruit, identified as 'Trade,' lies askew in the foreground.
Notes:
Published in Frank Leslie's weekly, 1873.
Typescript label on verso reads: Cartoon by Matt Morgan (1873) Frank Leslie's Weekly. Only known cartoon by Matt Morgan in existence, drawn during yellow fever epidemic in Florida. All other Morgan cartoons were drawn on wood, engraved and the blocks destroyed.
Gift; George T. Maxwell; 1947.
Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Columbia (Fictitious character)
Monsters.
Sick persons.
Yellow fever.
United States--Florida.
Drawings.
Illustrations.
Bookmark /2010718763/
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