Some campaign facts in picture

This cartoon pokes fun at the amount of waste that goes into political campaigns, particularly the 1897 mayoral campaign in Chicago. The cartoon consists of four images displayed on the propellers of a windmill, the captions read: "if all the gas expended were to be usedit would raise a balloon 40,000000000 ft or, the surplis energy would move this steamer;" "the milage covered by cabs would equal the distance from Chicago to Hong Kong;" "the speeches made during the campaign would fill a book this size;" "if all the drums were rolled into one - it owuld reach the height of the auditorium."

Publication date: 1897-04-05

Size: 24.5 x 23 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Political campaigns--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900
• Political campaign funds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900

Genre(s):

• Political cartoons

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (April 5, 1897), p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Carter, Robert, 1875-1918