The dog in the manger
Subject(s): Canals, Imperialism, Manifest Destiny, Nicaragua
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A bulldog labeled “Jingoism” stands in a ditch labeled “Nicaragua Canal” confronting animals representing European countries: the British Lion holding a pick labeled “England,” a boar labeled “Germany,” the Russian Bear leaning on a shovel, a donkey labeled “Spain,” a rooster labeled “France,” and a monkey labeled “Italy.” Each wants a piece of the construction of the canal.
Comments and Context
This cartoon represents a rare editorial stance for Puck magazine, ascribing American proprietary attitudes toward a trans-oceanic canal not to the Monroe Doctrine of commercial advantages, but to Jingoism — overheated nationalistic patriotism. While United States advocates of a canal debated Nicaragua and the Panamanian region of Colombia as likely sites, world powers desired their own participation.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1901-01-16
Creator(s)
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909
Period
Vice President of the United States (1901)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The dog in the manger. [January 16, 1901]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275701. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909. The dog in the manger. [16 Jan. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275701.
APA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909., [1901, January 16]. The dog in the manger.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275701.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
