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Title
The tournament of today - a set-to between labor and monopoly
Subject
Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892. Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892. Roach, John, 1813-1887. Gould, Jay, 1836-1892. Sage, Russell, 1816-1906. Jousting--1880-1890. Knights--1880-1890. Capitalists & financiers--1880-1890. Laborers--1880-1890. Labor unions--1880-1890. Monopolies--1880-1890. Avarice--1880-1890.
Description
Print shows a jousting tournament between an oversized knight riding horse-shaped armor labeled "Monopoly" over a locomotive, with a long plume labeled "Arrogance", and carrying a shield labeled "Corruption of the Legislature" and a lance labeled "Subsidized Press", and a barefoot man labeled "Labor" riding an emaciated horse labeled "Poverty", and carrying a sledgehammer labeled "Strike". On the left is seating "Reserved for Capitalists" where Cyrus W. Field, William H. Vanderbilt, John Roach, Jay Gould, and Russell Sage are sitting. On the right, behind the labor section, are telegraph lines flying monopoly banners that are labeled "Wall St., W.U.T. Co., [and] N.Y.C. RR".
This political cartoon shows public, or at least the press's perception of the rich and poor, management and labor, six years before Hull house was founded. The locomotive could symbolize progress. The image is similar to the folktale of John Henry, who went up against a machine to prove that humans could do the job better than a machine. He won the fight but died afterwards. The labor would have won a few times, but after so much progress was made, advancements in technology, the hammer, or striking, would have caused minimal or no damage.
This political cartoon shows public, or at least the press's perception of the rich and poor, management and labor, six years before Hull house was founded. The locomotive could symbolize progress. The image is similar to the folktale of John Henry, who went up against a machine to prove that humans could do the job better than a machine. He won the fight but died afterwards. The labor would have won a few times, but after so much progress was made, advancements in technology, the hammer, or striking, would have caused minimal or no damage.
Creator
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913, artist.
Source
N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann,
Publisher
Library of Congress -https://www.loc.gov/item/2012645501/
Date
1883 August 1.
Rights
No known restrictions on publication.
Format
Print
Language
English
Type
Still Image. Periodical illustrations 1880-1890. Cartoons (Commentary) 1880-1890. Chromolithographs Color 1880-1890.
Identifier
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.28412
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Print