William Jennings Bryan, bank deposits, political cartoon

Title

William Jennings Bryan, bank deposits, 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 with a girl sitting on his knee. The girl's dress is marked as "Bank Deposit Guarantee" and she is holding a stick of candy with a toy below her on the ground. Two children, a boy and a girl, each marked as "Free Silver" and "Govt Ownership" respectively stand behind Bryan with sad expressions.

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

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

Type

stillimage

Identifier

bry.dav.53

Original Format

Ink on Paper

Files

bry.dav.53.exhibit.jpg

Collection

Citation

Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912, “William Jennings Bryan, bank deposits, political cartoon,” Nebraska U, accessed April 26, 2024, https://unlhistory.unl.edu/items/show/1431.

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