Cartoon of Paul James Rainey’s African trip
Subject(s): Africa, Animals, Caricatures and cartoons, Editorial cartoons, Limericks, Rainey, Paul James, 1877-1923
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Animated cartoon beginning with a character representing Paul James Rainey, explorer and hunter, being washed overboard. He swims to a barrel, climbs in, then grabs hold of a whale’s tail, who tows him toward shore where he lands. A bird resembling an ostrich lays an egg. Rainey sits on the egg which hatches. He rides a bird while being chased by a lion and is saved by a native. The bird chases the lion and throws him out to sea where he is swallowed by whale. A native takes Rainey to a wedding feast at which Rainey is the intended groom. Rainey runs away, jumps into barrel and floats out to sea while natives gather at shore. The interior titles describing the action of the cartoon are written in the form of limericks.
Collection
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1911
Creator(s)
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Record Type
Video
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Cartoon of Paul James Rainey’s African trip. [December 19, 2025]. Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292815. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Cartoon of Paul James Rainey’s African trip. [19 Dec. 2025]. Video.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292815.
APA:
Unknown., [2025, December 19]. Cartoon of Paul James Rainey’s African trip.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292815.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-motion-picture-broadcasting-and-recorded-sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-motion-picture-broadcasting-and-recorded-sound.
APA:
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-motion-picture-broadcasting-and-recorded-sound.
