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Fire and water make vapor. What a cooling off will be there, my countrymen!

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Title
Fire and water make vapor. What a cooling off will be there, my countrymen!
Collection

Print Collection portrait file

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Henry Watterson

Political cartoons

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1877-02-03 (Questionable)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Political cartoons
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Th. Nast.
Content: Handwritten at upper right: "Feb. 3/77."
Content: Text appearing in the illustration: "Civil service declaration 'that 100,00 unarmed American citizens will assemble at the Capitol on the 14th of February to exercise in person the right to petition Congress guaranteed to them by' Gen. Jackson, 'To the victors belong the spoils.'"; "Henry Fire-Watterson-Son of the Louisville courier-journal will let off steam to night. Jos. Pulitzer a German moaner and groaner will follow suit"; "Reform is necessary."
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4d484cb0-9042-0131-f31a-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1877: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Fire and water make vapor. What a cooling off will be there, my countrymen!" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1877. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/406193f0-9e67-0131-d5c4-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Fire and water make vapor. What a cooling off will be there, my countrymen!" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/406193f0-9e67-0131-d5c4-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1877). Fire and water make vapor. What a cooling off will be there, my countrymen! Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/406193f0-9e67-0131-d5c4-58d385a7bbd0

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Fire and water make vapor. What a cooling off will be there, my countrymen!