The Transportation Problem, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Transportation Problem, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Transportation Problem, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished November 22, 1873
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 8 13/16 × 13 3/4 in. (22.4 × 34.9 cm) Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 in. (40 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.224
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "Farmer 'Granger'. 'I say, Mr. Wildcat Speculator, what am I to do now?' / Railroad 'Monopolist'. 'Solve your own problem, Mr. Farmer Depot'" typeset beneath title in black ink.
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Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at lower right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "1040," publisher, and publication date "November 22, 1873" typeset along right perimeter of composition at top of sheet in black ink.
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