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The Condition of the Laboring Man at Pullman (American cartoon, 1894)
Text: The Condition of the Laboring Man at Pullman. Year: 1894. Publisher: Chicago Labor newspaper. Artist: NA. Additional information: Depicts George Pullman, founder of the Pullman Company, squeezing a worker with ‘low wages’ and ‘high rent’. Published during the Pullman Strike, a significant labour strike triggered by wage cuts and layoffs at the Pullman Company.…
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German cartoon, 1919
Text: To the short-sighted: “Are you looking for the truth? When she appears, you’ll wish her back to hell!” Year: November 1919. Publisher: Simplicissimus. Artist: Werner Hahmann. Additional information: Cartoon shows Hindenburg pulling back a curtain to reveal a socialist Medusa stabbing a German soldier in the back. Published shortly after Hindenburg’s testimony before a…
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Europe from Moscow / Asia from Irkutsk (1952)
Text: Europe from Moscow / Asia from Irkutsk. Year: 10 March 1952. Publisher: Time magazine. Artist: R. M. Chapin. Additional information: The map illustrates Soviet expansion across Europe and Asia, originally accompanying an article on communist influence. It gained fame when reprinted in poster format for classroom use, likely influenced by the magazine’s owner Henry…
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