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James Monroe Museum Political Cartoons
Our mission is to display in a digital format the complete collection of the one-hundred and fourteen cartoons dating from the 1890s to the 1960s housed at the James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library. We did our best to provide context on the various issues and events portrayed within the cartoon collection. We pledge that the information presented is both honest and inclusive to the best of our knowledge and research.
Featured Items
What Will The Harvest Be?
Seems like the Republicans are doing a great job mowing over Springfield, Illinois! In preparation for the 1936 election year, the Republican party held a “grassroots” convention… ...more
Our Deepest Sympathy Mr. President
On September 7, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt lost his mother, Sara.[1] Sara Roosevelt was 86 at the time of her passing. The act of Uncle Sam sympathizing with FDR shows how the nation as a… ...more
Song to Poland
Can Hitler carry a tune? Doesn’t look like it. Here we see Hitler singing the words to the song “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes” by Ruth Etting. Hitler’s emotional singing is directed to… ...more
Recent Items
Page of the Monroe Doctrine
And 1940 is a Leap Year
As it turns out, the 1940… ...more
I Kinda Think 1940 is Going to be a Young Man's Year
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The Cup That Cheers
