Guided Primary Source Analysis: The Kidnappers | Citizen U Primary Source Nexus

There are 7 scenes in this political cartoon; take a look at them in greater detail in this .pdf document. What do they all have in common? Review the summary from the bibliographic record. What more did you learn?

The cartoon’s center scene featuring Theodore Roosevelt could be viewed right side up or upside down. How does the perspective of the scene change when you view it upside down as compared to right side up?

Click the links below to read an historic newspaper article and a letter to the editor concerning Theodore Roosevelt and the Republican party. What new insights into this political cartoon do these texts give you?

“Colonel Roosevelt Is Accepted by Republicans” The Copper Era and Morenci Leader (Clifton, Ariz.), 24 July 1914
“The Blame for the Wreck: Colonel Roosevelt’s Share and That of the ‘Stand-Pat’ Bosses” New-York Tribune (New York [N.Y.]), 10 June 1914

What other observations, reflections or questions does this source inspire? Let us know!