Featured Source: Home of the Deer
Currier & Ives. “The home of the deer.” c1870. Summary: Deer on the edge of a stream with trees and waterfall in the background.
Featured Source: A Cleverer Crow
Pughe, J. S. “He won’t let go. A cleverer crow than the bird of Aesop’s fable.” 1908 May 13. Summary: In 1908, William Jennings Bryan was recommended by party members as the Democratic presidential nominee. Although very popular in the south and the west, many eastern Democrats opposed his nomination, citing both his two previous losses (1896…
Featured Source: Caricature Curiosity
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard). “Caricature curiosity.” ca. 1760-1809. Summary: Caricature of a porcine clergyman and a skinny volunteer officer examining caricatures of themselves in what is probably William Holland’s printing shop window. Parson Puzzletest is furious, but his companion, Capt. Ruiz, reacts with good humour.