William Jennings Bryan, lung capacity, political cartoon

Title

William Jennings Bryan, lung capacity, political cartoon

Subject

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
Presidents--United States--Election--1908
United States--Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons

Description

Political cartoon of William Jennings Bryan performing a lung capacity test. He has exhausted all his breath. Beside the lung capacity tester is a sign marked as "Test Your Lungs. Fill The Tube and the Bell Will Ring." The lung capacity tester levels are marked as "Congress 1891," "Nomination 1896," "Nomination 1900," and "Nomination 1908." At the top of the tester, under the bell is a small building marked as "White House."

Creator

Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912

Source

MS 093, Political Cartoons, Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries

Publisher

Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries

Date

1908

Rights

To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.

Format

JPEG

Language

eng

Identifier

093-0047

Original Format

Ink on Paper

Files

bry.dav.35.exhibit.jpg

Collection

Citation

Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912, “William Jennings Bryan, lung capacity, political cartoon,” Nebraska U, accessed March 29, 2024, https://unlhistory.unl.edu/items/show/1418.

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