Must liberty's light go out? - Public domain portrait engraving
Summary
Print show an arm labeled "espionage bill" grabbing the torch from the Statue of Liberty's upraised right hand. The Espionage Act was passed on June 15, 1917.
Wood engraving by Winsor McCay.
Inscribed in English above image: New York American Editorial Page 3.5.17.
Stamped on lower left corner: "F.J.M. Rehse Archiv f. Zeitgeschichte u. Publizistik, München".
Illus. from: New York American Editorial ..., 1917 May 3.
Copyright 1917 by International News Service.
Exhibited: "The Story of We the People" at the National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA, April 2018 - March 2019.
Tags
Date
01/01/1917
Contributors
McCay, Winsor, engraver
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.