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The American farmer – where he has to sell, and where he has to buy

The American farmer – where he has to sell, and where he has to buy

Print shows Uncle Sam as an American farmer trying to sell his products labeled “Pork, Wheat, Butter, Beef, Oats,” and corn overseas where there is stiff “Open Competition” at the “Market of the World” represented by John Bull labeled “England” and “Germany, Russia, South America, [and] Australia.” In a vignette, Uncle Sam is shown at “The McKinley Home Market and High Prices” looking at the merchandise for sale, where all the items that he needs have been “Marked Up” 35% to 45%; McKinley offers him a new coat that has been marked Up 35%.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-08-15

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905

The grand old game of tit for tat

The grand old game of tit for tat

Uncle Sam, looking obstinate and pointing his finger at some point between the “Germany Home Market” and the “France Home Market,” responds to their complaints. He is standing on the left, at the “U.S. Home Market” which is stocked with such commodities as beef, pork, ham, rice, cotton, canned goods, manufactures, wheat, corn, and cabbage. On the right, across a narrow channel, is a German man standing next to a barrel of “Beet Sugar.” In the background, across another channel, is a French man and a woman labeled “Belgium” standing next to boxes labeled “Wines.” Caption: Germany–You vill not take mein raw sugar, – I vill not take your bork or beef or hay or noddings. Donnerwetter! / France–Sacré nom de dieu! You discriminate against my wine! Is it not so? I will not take your goods. / Uncle Sam–What do I care for commercial intercourse and prosperity? I’ve got my “Home Market” all to myself, see?

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-01-23

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905

Peace, but not business

Peace, but not business

A perplexed Uncle Sam stands in front of a store labeled “Notice – No Reciprocity in Trade Here” that is well-stocked with items available for international trade. A man labeled “Trade” is asleep at the counter. Across the narrow street of the marketplace sits Otto von Bismarck selling maps, and in the background are Nicholas II, holding a piece of paper that states, “Let us have Truce,” and John Bull shaking hands in front of their trade houses. A sign on the English shop states “Reciprocity in Trade.” A small dog, wearing a fez, stands in the middle of the street. Caption: Uncle Sam – “Darned if I ain’t left again! I’m overstocked, I’ve got all the blessings of a high tariff, and here these fellows won’t fight and give me a chance to sell my goods.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1885-05-20

Creator(s)

Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896