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[Jonathan: "I say, Mr. Wind, better late than never, but most of my guests are gone!"]
Summary
Brother Jonathan, a figurative representation of the United States (like Uncle Sam), shouts to a large bearded and winged figure of a man representing the wind, as sailboats glide in the distance.
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Signed, lower left: Harry parkes. / 99.
Title from Judy: The London serio-comic journal.
Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.1143)
Parkes' cartoon refers to a calm followed by gales during the America's Cup race of 1899 in which Sir Thomas Lipton's "Shamrock I" was Britain's challenger to America's defending vessel, "Columbia."
Published in: Judy: The London Serio-Comic Journal, October 25, 1899.
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Date
01/01/1899
Contributors
Parkes, Harry, artist
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. No renewal in Copyright Office.
