Thursday, January 18, 2018

Even in 1888 low wage immigrants were putting American men out of work: Illustration in Puck Magazine

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"A cartoon in Puck from 1888 attacked businessmen for welcoming large numbers of low paid immigrants, leaving the American men unemployed. [309]"

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Added: "Puck (1871-1918)" 

"It wasn't easy being funny in America (or anywhere, for that matter) back in the early 20th century-however, Puck locked it down by being the first successful humor magazine in the U.S. with political satire, and full-color cartoons. 

Running from 1871 to 1918, Puck reinforced American constitutional ideals while poking fun at famous political figures like James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, and Theodore Roosevelt."








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