Puck, v. 53, no. 1355

A bull dog labeled “England,” a whippet (or greyhound) labeled “Italy,” and a dachshund labeled “Germany” gather around a dish labeled “Preferred Claims” full of food labeled “Venezuela.” Sitting above them on a fence are four cats labeled “Belgium, Spain, France, [and] Holland” with the fur on their backs raised. Both cats and dogs are seeking payment from Venezuela for its international debts.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-02-18

Various incidents are shown where a person refuses to perform a task because he or she is a specialist in some other field. The series concludes with two men speaking to each other over the caption, “The only specialists from whom nothing else is expected.” They are Weber and Fields, the German-dialect stage comedians immensely popular at the time.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-02-18

Creator(s)

Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937