1876
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The stride of a century (American print, 1876)
Text: The stride of a century. Year: 1876. Publisher: Currier & Ives. Artist: NA. Additional information: Published to celebrate the centenary of the Declaration of Independence. The print shows Brother Jonathan straddling the towers of the main building of the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, with North America depicted behind him and two air balloons labelled ‘1776’…
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You thought there was no-one here? (Ottoman cartoon, 1876)
Text: You thought there was no-one here? One more step and you’ll take a bullet in the brain. Year: 1876 (23 December). Publisher: Caylak magazine. Artist: NA. Additional information: Illustration shows an Ottoman soldier defending Constantinople from the Russian bear. Published shortly before the Russian declaration of war in April 1877.
